general; popular; common; typical
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
interference; intervention; meddling
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
thereupon; therefore; because of that
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)