scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
acid; sourness; sour taste
manipulation of information; spin
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
international; diplomatic intercourse
league; federation; union; alliance
under development; in development
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
blur; blurred; indistinct
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
concealment; suppression; hiding
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
government; administration
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
(someone else's) child; child; kid
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
not yet known; unknown; strange
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
dropout; quitter; deserter
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
important matter (for discussion (deliberations))