lately; recently; these days
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
busy; having no time (for)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
Washington, D.C. (United States); Washington (US state)
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
long ago; a long time ago; already
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
for example; for instance; e.g.
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
criminal; culprit; offender; rogue
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
2nd day of the month; two days
Dulles International Airport
to lose sight of; to miss
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on