to appease; to suppress; to calm
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
healthy; sound; wholesome
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
economic support; financial support
People's Republic of China
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
yoke; constraints; oppression
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
death penalty; capital punishment
general election (of the lower house)
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
be (that) as it may; having said that
dying while traveling; dying while abroad
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
Official Development Assistance; ODA
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
diplomatic; diplomatically
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
life; living; I; me; student
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement