peace initiative; peace overture
warring nations; belligerents
abduction victims; abductees
dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
salary reduction; salary cut
falling object; fallen object
traitor (to one's country); quisling
quarantine; medical inspection
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
to take a veneer off something
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
(person treated as a) plaything
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
peace talks; peace negotiations
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
to faint; to be exhausted
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
later on; eventually; afterwards
imperial throne; the Crown
of all things (days, etc.)
to smear with blood; to kill
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble