dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
unsettled; pending; unresolved
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
territorial dispute; territorial issue
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
war; fighting; fierce competition
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
central government ministries and agencies
financial institutions; banking facilities
cyberattack; cyber attack; cyber-attack; hacking attack
infection; contagion; becoming infected
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
interior; inside; internal
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
by means of; due to; because of; according to
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
electricity; (electric) light
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
(essential) utilities; lifeline
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
function; facility; faculty; feature
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
defense capability (defence)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)