to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
each nation; many nations; many countries
influence; clout; leverage
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
something small; something petty; trifle
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
rationalization; justification
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
due form; official; formality
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
just the other day; quite recently
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
distribution channel; channel of distribution
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to catch the eye; to attract attention
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
proposal; offer; request; application
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
hedge; fence; border; limit
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize