relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
student teacher; trainee teacher
freight traffic (transportation); freightage; shipment
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
adding water (to a plant)
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
reshuffling; job rotation
return; conclusion; reduction
spending one night ahead (e.g. at a hotel near the airport the night before catching a flight); spending the night before
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
coordinator; coordinating role
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
don't worry; no worries; never mind
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to begin talking; to open up