be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
U.S. forces; American military
rule of an occupying power
international organization; international organisation
first time; first; initial
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
intention; idea; inclination; wish
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
article; news story; report; account
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
final program (programme, plan)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
form; shape; figure; visage
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
reform; reformation; reorganization
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)