thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
place; room; margin; scope
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
important matter; matters of weight
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
that country; (arch.) nirvana
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
scale; scope; plan; structure
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
nothing but; none other than
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
probability; likelihood; chances
science and technology; scientific technique
World War III; Third World War
at that time; in those days
defense; defence; protection
political measures; policy
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
connection; link; relationship
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
minimum; at the very least
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land