uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
Britain and France; Anglo-French
absolutely; positively; decidedly
international community; international society; the world
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
that's a different matter; that's a different story
messenger; envoy; emissary
information media; press; news organs
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
personal; individual; private
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
man; male; masculine gender
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to keep watch; to stand guard