secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
distant look; faraway look
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
with a collapse; with a slump
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
as far as the eye can see
charcoal; charred remains
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
gods of the land; earthly deities
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
subordination; dependency
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
they; those guys; those fellows
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance