international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
internal (to a country); interior; home; national; domestic
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
serious; severe; grave; acute
Japanese person; Japanese people
literally; to the letter; literal
now; the present time; just now; another; more
anyone; any person; whoever
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
already; now; no longer; not any more
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
in that way; thus; so; so?
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing