Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
safety; welfare; well-being
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
national defence; national defense
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
imagination; supposition; guess
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
our country; our land; one's own country
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
information transfer; information transmission
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
another family; another house
independent action; acting alone
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
originally; by nature; from the start
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
absence; disregard; indifference
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
battlefield; battleground
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)