cease-fire; truce; armistice
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to be intimate with; to befriend
complex (i.e. a group of facilities on the same site)
association; society; organization; organisation
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
private company; private corporation
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
terminal; pin (on a semiconductor or microcontroller); port (e.g. LAN port)
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
account book; register; ledger
running (an article); carrying; printing; registration; record; listing
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
gem; jewel; precious stone
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent