to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
after that; afterwards; thereafter
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
(political) power; authority; influence
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
outside of; not covered by
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
those (near the second person)
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)
should not be; must not be
influence; clout; leverage
speaking of ...; as for ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
under control (e.g. of territory)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
based on; on the basis of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
group; bunch; crowd; group
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
unless one ...; if one does not ...