throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
firm promise; definite promise
Japan and China (esp. before WWII)
number of persons; personnel
to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with
personal; individual; private
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to order; to command; to appoint
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
(dead) body; corpse; remains
within; inside of; less than
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to ask for directions; to ask the way
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to investigate; to examine
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create