messenger; envoy; emissary
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
countries; (various) nations
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to start; to begin; to commence
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
standing close together; bristling (with)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
armed forces; military; troops
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
influenced (by); under an influence
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to need; to call for; to require
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
urban area; metropolitan area; metropolitan region
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation