water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
such ... as; or some such
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to notify; to advise; to inform
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
the other day; some time ago; recently
to concern; to be related
study; research; investigation
without permission; without notice
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
final; eventual; ultimate
cluster; clique; faction; fan group