each country; every country; various countries; all countries
headquarters; head office; main office
general manager; director-general
generation; lifetime; age
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
consists of; comprises; is made up of
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
supply; provision; service; supply
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
branch; branch office; subdivision
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
extremely muscular person; muscle-bound person
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(within a) territory; domains
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
striking; remarkable; considerable
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)