Ministry of Culture (e.g. in China)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
patriotic feelings; patriotism
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
interior; inside; internal
day on which a museum, library, etc. is closed; closed day
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
this occasion; at this time; now
such; this sort of; like this
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
two times; twice; two degrees
outside the country; abroad
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter