each country; every country; various countries; all countries
electricity market; power market
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
working; in operation; running; active
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
chain of volcanic islands; Volcano Islands (Japan)
geothermal energy; terrestrial heat
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; ICBM
manufacturing plant; production facility
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
military force; military strength
a glance; a look; a glimpse
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
each individual; each person
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
(one small) fine-tuning; reworking; easily beating; easily defeating
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
economic strategy; business strategy
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to underrate; to make light of
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
boneless (of a fillet, etc.); without bone; lacking (moral) conviction; weak-principled; having no backbone
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman