scene; spectacle; sight; view
trauma (usu. psychological)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
indiscriminately; giving no heed to
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
in person; personally; directly
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
if it is the case that ...
private citizen; civilian
to nip (something) in the bud
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
murder; homicide; manslaughter
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by