archipelago; chain of islands
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
in name but not in reality
international law; law of nations
looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
hostile nature; inimical character
ordinary citizen; the general public
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
somehow; for some reason or other
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
to provide; to arrange; to install
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
armed might; military power; the sword; force
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
power supply; power distribution
news programme; news program
thermal power station (i.e. using combustion)
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station
power generation facility
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)