people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
war responsibility (esp. in relation to Japan's role in WWII)
power; authority; influence
verbal promise; one's word
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to control; to command; to get the better of
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
demonstration; manifestation; protest
to keep a watchful eye on
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to boil strongly; to be excited
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to have a reason; to have an excuse
cherry blossom (colour, color)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
speculation; thinking; meditation
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
turning into a cooler state; cooling down
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum