to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
choices; alternatives; options
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
you could say; you might say; verging on the
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
number of times; frequency; count
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
like that; that way; thus
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
pair; the two; both persons; both things
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
helm; (ship's) steering wheel
steering (of a boat); steerage
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict