advantage; benefit; profit; interest
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to serve; to work for; to attend
(how) many times; (how) often
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
surroundings; environs; circumference
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
social life; social intercourse
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to try all possible means
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
northern part; the north (of a region)
royal capital; imperial capital
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
fluent (in a language); flowing
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)