to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
here and there; in places
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
declaration of independence
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
power generation facility
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
under control (e.g. of territory)
power balance; balance of power
to lose one's footing; to slip
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
person affected by a disease; sufferer
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
food crisis; food-supply crisis
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
major incident; major happening; big scandal
multinational; transnational
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
city planning; urban planning; town planning
position; location; base; point; site
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker