puppet government; puppet regime
growing thickly; growing densely
standing tree; standing timber
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to accept; to receive; to agree
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
interest (in something); enthusiasm
large furoshiki; big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet
lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
allocation; appropriation
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to satisfy (one); to meet (one's) desire
being carried out; being put into practice; in operation
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
attending a government office; going to work (for a government official)
electoral district; precinct