territory; domain; dominion; possession
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
several times (as large, over)
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
number of times; frequency; count
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
clear solution; clean decision
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
being too late; losing one's final chance
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
global scale; worldwide scale
24 hours; twenty-four hours
dozens; scores of; decades
putting life into; animating; cheering up
conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
research material; experimental material
collaborative research; joint research
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute