Security Council of Japan
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
each nation; many nations; many countries
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
armed might; military power; the sword; force
although I say; although one might say; although called
amount of material resources
difference; variation; difference
to squash; to crush; to flatten
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
piece; fragment; one (object)
power balance; balance of power
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
nothing but; none other than
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
switching over to; migration; transition
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
go that far; to that extent
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)