ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
despotic government; autocracy
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to be born; to come into this world
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
creation; founding; initiating
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
humanism; humanitarianism
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
naturalization; naturalisation
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic