anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
every month; each month; monthly
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
election; selection; choice
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
cease-fire; truce; armistice
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
independence from parents
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
diplomatic; diplomatically
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
suit worn by students when job hunting (usu. dark and plain); interview suit
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to hate each other; to hate mutually
distant place; faraway location; far away
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
worst; worst-case (scenario)
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
suited figure; person in a suit
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
whatever brought that on?
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
moderate faction; moderates
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; MLIT
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment