promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
summit meeting; meeting of leaders
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
each nation; many nations; many countries
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
chief; main; principal; major
main road; main thoroughfare
suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Organisation); NATO
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
trauma (usu. psychological)
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but