bluff; false show of power; bold front
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
organizational change; organisational change; organizational reform
military demarcation line
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
Rhineland (Germany); Rheinland
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
direct mail; direct message
demilitarized zone; demilitarised zone; DMZ
the big two...; two major...; two main...
former prime minister; former premier; former chancellor
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
irritation; annoyance; frustration
person killed in action; the war dead
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
retention; maintenance; preservation
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
same generation; one's generation
from the viewpoint of; according to