to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to tower; to rise; to soar
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
World War III; Third World War
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
training; drill; practice; discipline
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
prompt; immediate; in real time
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
port city; harbor city; harbour city
vice; immorality; corruption
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
woman; lady; adult female
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...