strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
last week; the week before
countermeasure; counter-measure
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
heating; application of heat
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
mass communication; mass media
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
global scale; worldwide scale
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
declaration; statement; proclamation
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; ESCAP
job application form; employee satisfaction
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
flag; banner; ensign; emblem
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
something like ...; something called ...