earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
distortion; falsification; perversion
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
signature; signing; sealing
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
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
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
export; exportation; efferent
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
press officer; press secretary
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); 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 (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
cloth; fabric; material; 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