neighboring countries; surrounding countries
for example; for instance; e.g.
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
dealing with; coping with
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra); Galapagos giant tortoise
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
towering; astonishingly high
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
dominion; territory; possession
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
reason for being; raison d'être
living thing; organism; creature; biology
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy