contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
right to collective defense; right to collective defence
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to fight against; to oppose; to face
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be consistent; to be coherent
alone; unaided; away from home
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
supporting evidence; corroboration
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to say no more; to sink into silence
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to be flexible; to be accommodating
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
capable of anything; liable to do
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
person of common sense; common sense man
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than