former years; formerly; a few years ago
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
due form; official; formality
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
light; easy; non-serious; minor
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
(United States of) America; USA; US
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
the place for; the time for; the level of
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
mechanism; organization; organisation
communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.); prevention of epidemics
receiving; acceptance; reception