private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
formal signing (e.g. treaty)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
giving; provision; furnishing
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
negotiations; discussions; connection
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
derailment; digression; deviation
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)