three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
proposal; offer; request; application
going through; going via; going by way of
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
national border; provincial border
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
thousands; several thousand
head; lead; vanguard; first
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
conference room; council room
one large ...; a great ...
country; territory; domain; realm
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
very much; exceedingly; extremely
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
detour; circumvention; turning movement
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely