isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
(United States of) America; USA
China and Russia; Sino-Russian
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
pressure; oppression; suppression
outsourcing; subcontracting
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
man; male; masculine gender
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
quotation; citation; reference
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
such; this sort of; like this