standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
troubles both at home and abroad
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
(criminal) investigation headquarters
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
press club; correspondents' club
every person; each one; everybody
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
man; male; masculine gender
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to anticipate; to foresee
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
section manager; section chief
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
general manager; director-general
administrator; director; commissioner
having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
(very) back (last) row; rearmost row
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to watch over; to watch attentively
beginning; outset; first; onset
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
question; inquiry; enquiry
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
adjustment; retouching (in photography)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie