rather; better; instead; if anything
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
main cause; primary factor
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
modern civilization; modern world
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
the West; the Occident; Western countries
major powers of the world; great powers
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel