distortion; falsification; perversion
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
signature; signing; sealing
presence; sitting with; being with
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
chief; main; principal; major
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
export; exportation; efferent
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
press officer; press secretary
due form; official; formality
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal