movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
our country; our land; one's own country
security treaty; security pact; US-Japan Security Treaty
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
becoming active; increase in activity
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
in the ministry; in the department
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
certainly; surely; definitely
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
justification; rationalization
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
accumulation; accumulate; store