obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
possession; retention; maintenance
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
restoration; repair; mending
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
each nation; many nations; many countries
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
revision; amendment; alteration
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
impossible; unlikely; improbable
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction