luckily; blessedly; fortunately
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
to repeat; to do over again
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
power; authority; jurisdiction
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
research; study; investigation
feeling keenly; fully realizing
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
great hurry; great haste; rush
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
too (much); overly; excessively
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet