intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
finance reform; fiscal reconstruction
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
on the occasion of; at the time of
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to accept; to receive; to agree
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens
national defence; national defense
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
vice-minister; undersecretary
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
victory or defeat; victory and defeat