weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
attendance (at school); going to school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
member nation; member state; signatory
monolith; large slab of rock
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
to attack; to assault; to assail
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
production; output; turning out
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
abstention; nonparticipation
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
great cause; moral law; justice
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way