flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to pay attention; to be watchful
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
countries concerned (involved)
communist bloc; Iron Curtain
political measures; policy
opening up of a market; market liberalization
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam); Saigon
great difference; big difference; wide margin
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to press alcohol on someone; to urge someone to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
multinational; transnational
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
group involved in a theatrical production, show, etc.; (fig.) group involved in a project or business
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
hearsay; learning by hearsay
major incident; major happening; big scandal
leadership; initiative; spearhead
task force; response team; squad; unit
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
various countries; various regions; various provinces
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
geopolitical; geostrategic
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
(Japanese) omnidirectional foreign policy
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
water's edge; shore; waterside