one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
internal or domestic affairs
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
vice-minister; undersecretary
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
entreaty; appeal; petition
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
influence; clout; leverage
our country; our land; one's own country
to wring the neck; to strangle
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
disciples of one's disciples
to become poor; to be poor
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
in good health; alive and well; going strong
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
the ... after next; two ... later; two ... after
Japan and North Korea; Japanese-North Korean
individual; one by one; separate; each
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to