whatever brought that on?
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
bolt from the blue; great surprise
(political) administration; political power
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
cabinet (of a government); ministry
moderate faction; moderates
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
government; administration
monolith; large slab of rock
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
failure; mistake; blunder
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
forcibly; against one's will
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy