strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
war situation; progress of a battle
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
drinking bout; merrymaking
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
IC card; smart card; chip card
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to speak; to hear a voice
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
raising (a question); posing (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); lodging; (arch.) lifting up
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
offender; criminal; culprit
arrest; apprehension; capture
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
perfect; complete; flawless
world; society; people; the public
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
because of; owing to; due to
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now