headlock (wrestling move)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
startup; activation; bootstrap; startup company
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
(the three) Baltic states; Baltic countries
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
a long time ago; in those days
national border; provincial border
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
failure to reach agreement
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains