public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
Nordic countries; Scandinavian countries
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
country; territory; domain; realm
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
(national) capital (city); metropolis
(the principle of) nonresistance
constitution; rules; regulation
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
effective control (over territory); working control
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
moderate; proper; just right
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
one grade; first-class; primary
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
being startled; getting a shock
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
the world in general; society; convention