to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
police officer; policeman; policewoman
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
clause; article; stipulations
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
discretion; discretionary power
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
text; provisions (act, treaty)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
careful consideration; thought
suddenly; all of a sudden
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
from the viewpoint of; according to
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
Japan Coast Guard (formerly Maritime Safety Agency)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
enforcement regulations; regulations relative to the application of a law
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
outside the country; abroad
departure; leaving; going away; recession