major powers of the world; great powers
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
established practice; custom
public announcement; official notice; edict
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
tribune (of ancient Rome)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
surmise; guess; inference
now that; since; as long as; provided that
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
investiture of the Crown Prince
to say too much; to go too far
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
to leave as is; to ignore
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
foreigner; alien; stranger
international trade; foreign trade; overseas trade
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
cannot be helped; unavoidable