publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to be conspicuous; to stand out
degree of familiarity; popularity
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
not necessarily so; is not always true
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
trivial; not amounting to much
tradition; legend; folklore
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
optimization; optimisation
connection; linking; linkage; link
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of