weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to squash; to crush; to flatten
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
very important person; VIP
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas