declaration; statement; proclamation
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
mass communication; mass media
manipulation of information; spin
intelligence gathering; information gathering
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
epic film; big-budget movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
United Nations Secretariat
chief; main; principal; important
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
(how) many times; (how) often
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
along the river; riverside
identification; ID; identity
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
to make one's own; to take possession of
northeastern part; the northeast
deserted village; poor village
Maris; Marris; Mullis; Marisu
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness