lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
surely (not); certainly (not)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
our country; our land; one's own country
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
exclusive economic zone; EEZ
defense; defence; protection
within; inside of; less than
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
ministries and government offices; the authorities
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
moron; idiot; stupid person
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear