some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
victim; injured party; sufferer
human rights; civil liberties
consideration; taking into account
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
Taepodong; Taep'o-dong; North Korean ballistic missile
rather; better; instead; if anything
pupil; student; schoolchild
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
high efficiency; high performance
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)