watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
diversion; putting something to another use
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
enhanced gravity; high gravity
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
without; unless; have to do
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
whole nation; whole land; whole country
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
national character; regional character
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to appoint; to assign; to designate
competent; suitable; qualified
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
I wonder if it is not (something, a thing)
to keep in mind; to memorize
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
mending; repair; darning; patching up
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
information leak; data breach
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully