worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
human rights; civil liberties
armed group; armed insurgents
radical party; extremists
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to rank next to; to come after
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
land readjustment; town planning
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
arrangement; pact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
each nation; many nations; many countries
instability; insecurity; crankiness
political situation; political affairs
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)