various countries; several countries
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
continental state (e.g. Australia)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
topic of discussion; agenda
participant; entrant; player; competitor
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
counterintelligence; counterespionage
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
propaganda campaign (offensive); advertising (promotional) offensive
the people; citizens; the populace
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
countries; (various) nations
internal maneuvering; secret maneuvering (within an organization); reconciling the various views within an organization before airing something in public
restraint; restriction; control; check
to stop talking; to be silent
future; possible; potential; prospective
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
final; eventual; ultimate
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to let an opportunity slip
sick person; patient; invalid
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
important post; important office; key position
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous