cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
system; institution; organization; organisation
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
a little bit; a little while
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
position; location; base; point; site
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
100,000; hundred thousand
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
construction; establishment
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
regular customer; general audience; general public