to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
antiterrorist operation; counterterrorism operation
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
Japanese company active abroad; company partly funded by Japanese nationals
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
leadership; initiative; spearhead
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
many; much; plenty; hardly
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
country; territory; domain; realm
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)