one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
invitation; introduction; temptation
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to face; to go towards; to head towards
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
again; once more; a second time
that day; the very same day
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
in accordance with; according to
way (of doing); manner; method; means
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer