national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to decide; to determine; to judge
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to spread; to be propagated
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
influence; clout; leverage
aforementioned; above-mentioned
armed might; military power; the sword; force
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
seventh day of the month; seven days
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)