beginning; start; first moxa treatment
referendum; popular vote; plebiscite
one by one; in detail; minutely
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
special radio or television programme; television special
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
extensive; vast range; wide scope
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
domestic issue; internal affair
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
twist; wrench; distortion; torsion
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
independent; unaffiliated; self-funding
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
side effect; adverse reaction
conversely; on the contrary
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
security; stability; safety; peace
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
push; pushing (someone to do something); pressuring; pushing (an update, content, etc.); push (stack operation)
(United States of) America; USA
United States and China; Sino-American
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
natural virtue; personal virtue
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all