new land; new world; new sphere of activity
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
between both countries; bilateral
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to rest one's chin in one's hands
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
resentment; indignation; anger
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
highly conscious; highly aware; well-versed; highly knowledgable
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
story of one's experiences
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
prenatal care; antenatal training
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
dark brown; colour of tanned skin