work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
sampling food; tasting; trying
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
branch office; branch store
to be lacking in options; to be too few
each nation; many nations; many countries
federation; federal state; United States of America
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
dukedom; duchy; principality
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
war; fighting; fierce competition
hot topic; talk of the town
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
world-class; (of) high global reputation
creator; inventor; developer
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
it seems so; that's what it looks like
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
prohibition; inhibition; ban
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
being very popular; being in great demand; octopus dried on skewers
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)