use; utility; profit; gain
careful consideration; thought
security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)
concession; conciliation; compromise
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
attendance; presence; appearance
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
major earthquake; large earthquake
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
liaison group; liaison committee; liaison council
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to prevent; to take precautions
world; society; people; the public
to heap abuse upon (a person); to criticize strongly; to blast (someone)
as; because; with; due to
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
national traits or character; nationality
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure