clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to ask a question; to ask questions
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
to do together; to share; to participate in
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
developed country; advanced country
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
at once; immediately; right now
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
hegemony; leadership; initiative
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
secretariat; executive office
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
patience; endurance; perseverance
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
clerk; office worker; office staff
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
conference room; council room
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
armed might; military power; the sword; force