clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
Shōwa Station (Antarctica); Showa Station; Syowa Station
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
Buddhist memorial service
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
major incident; major happening; big scandal
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
construction; establishment
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
effective control (over territory); working control
not yet known; unknown; strange
armed forces; military; troops
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
world situation; world affairs
at a stroke; with a single swoop
underground lake; subterranean lake
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
the other day; some time ago; recently
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
training; education; development; cultivation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so