special city; special municipality; direct-controlled municipality
the Blue House (South Korea's presidential palace)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
clapping and cheering; applause
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
cease-fire; truce; armistice
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
pale; pallid; bluish-white
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
body; physique; build; stature
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to say; to tell; to state; to do
control of the air; air supremacy
control of the sea; command of the sea
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)