internal combustion engine
flight dynamics; aerodynamics; aeromechanics
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
these guys; these fellows
participation; joining; entry
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to squeeze out; to wring out
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
firm promise; definite promise
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
sanity; consciousness; soberness
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
starvation; famine; hunger
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
epidemic; plague; pestilence
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
prevention; protection (against); precaution
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to save; to leave over; to spare
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
order of chivalry; chivalric order
distress; wretched condition
price; cost; value; worth; value
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)