trend; tendency; movement; attitude
world situation; world affairs
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
world history; international history
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
(Japanese) Public Security Intelligence Agency
printout; (computer) printing
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
modernization; modernisation
police officer; policeman; policewoman
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
social; societal; societary
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to support each other; to support one another
leading; guiding; commanding
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out