radioactive contamination
radioactivity; radiation; radioactive material
residue; remnants; dregs; residuum; residue
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
countries; (various) nations
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
major powers of the world; great powers
enhancing national prestige; expanding national influence
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
Olympic Games; Olympics; Olympic rings
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
horizontal plane; level surface
hindrance; obstacle; harm (to one's health); bad effect; menstruation; period
curiosity; rare item; rarity; rare opportunity which could be beneficial
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
unconfirmed; indeterminate; undetermined; uncertain; undecided; unsettled
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
demonstration; show of force
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
age thirty; one's thirties
to be contrary to one's expectations