country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
mass communication; mass media
putting into operation; invocation
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to break a dam; to burst out
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
will; testament; last request
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
different thing; another question; different case
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
pride; dignity; self-respect
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
weird; disgusting; sickening
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
distant look; faraway look
marathon; long-distance race
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
passenger; rider; good rider
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)