domestic affairs; internal administration
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
isolation; being alone; being friendless
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
influence; clout; leverage
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
dividing line; intermediate line; intermediate rays
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
drifting; drift; being adrift
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
government; administration
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
right (to do something); authority; power
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
tacit; unspoken; implicit
finish; completion; the end
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
distinction; differentiation; classification
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties