area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
prevention; protection (against); precaution
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
guard; security guard; security officer
medical treatment; medical care
economic problem; financial problem
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
halation (i.e. in photography, a halo-effect when additional light leaks out around the subject)
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to make a mistake; to blunder
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
notebook computer; laptop
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
attractive middle-aged man
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
entry permission (to a country); landing permission; shore leave
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
price; cost; value; worth; value
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
appearance; air; condition; state; form
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud