mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
high and low; rise and fall
level ground; plain; flatland
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
river; stream; River; the ... river
lower reaches (e.g. of a valley); downstream sector
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
water filtration plant; water purification plant
gas tank; gasholder; gasometer
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
National Security Council
Director of National Intelligence (USA); DNI
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
celestial sphere; the heavens
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
expulsion movement; boycott
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
defense capability (defence)
degree of penetration; penetrance
military force; military strength
Secretary of Defence (Defense)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
Democratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party); Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
under the ... administration; within the ... government