rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
that is to say; so that means
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to quit one's job; to resign
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
death from disease; death from illness
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
January; first month of the lunar calendar
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
amount of material resources
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
top (of a flight of stairs); end (of a moving walkway); exit door (e.g. of a bus); steps down (from a bus, etc.)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation