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to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)

4

to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on

1

to hold the key (to)

1

to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

1

although

1

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

1

qualitative difference; disparity; gap

2

(economic) depression; recession; slump

2

giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

2

(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal

1

bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy

1

rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul

2

to give a reason

3

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

1

the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives

1

diplomatic issue

1

missile site

1

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

2

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

3

military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns

1

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

1

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

1

expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread

4

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

2

as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

3

realistic; pragmatic

4

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

6

be (that) as it may; having said that

3

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

2

land; shore

3

fish

3

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

2

cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down

3

seaside; seashore; coast; coastland

1

along the river; riverside

1

coolant

2

to make sense

1

supply; provision; raising; procurement

1

unloading (a ship); landing

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

electric power

1

air traffic control; ATC

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

advocacy of war

2

strength; power; proficiency; ability

4

taking off and landing; departure and arrival (aircraft)

1

place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on

1