when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
people; citizens; subjects; folk
trial product; prototype model
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
data collection; data acquisition
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
review; reconsideration; revision
patriarch; head of a family
scale; scope; plan; structure
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
moderate faction; moderates
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
window; window (shop display)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
letter; missive; note; mail
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault