unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
influence; clout; leverage
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
political measures; policy
how; in what way; how about
(criminal) conspiracy; conspiracy to commit a crime
structural elements (of an offence); constituent external element of a crime; actus reus
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
plenary session; regular session
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
national strategic special zone
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward