rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
independent state; independent nation
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
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; less and less
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
important matter; matters of weight
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
that country; (arch.) nirvana
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
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; technology; scientific techniques
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