First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
international community; international society
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
internal conditions; true state of affairs
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to have a talk; to tell a story
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)