landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
hills and fields; countryside
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
script; screenplay; scenario
leadership; initiative; spearhead
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
there being no backing out; gone too far to retreat
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); Daesh; IS; information separator; delimiter
Bank for International Settlements; BIS
body; group; party; company; troupe
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
conference room; place of assembly
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to pull in (fish); to land
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
early (days); initial stage; initial
life or death; existence; destiny
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to differ; to vary; to disagree