major powers of the world; great powers
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
name; given name; first name
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
how long; how much; to what extent
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to gather; to collect; to assemble
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to