country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
regular time; stated period
outside the country; abroad
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
counterintelligence; counterespionage
how; in what way; how about; questionable
nightlife districts; drinking districts
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
station; office; guardroom
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to press a question; to cross-examine
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to spend time (on doing something)
to invite in; to usher in
means of transportation; transport service
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
autonomy; right of self-government
support; backing; aid; assistance
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible