war; fighting; fierce competition
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
guess; conjecture; surmise
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
offender; criminal; culprit
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
to press a question; to cross-examine
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
few decades; many decades; several decades
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
interference; intervention; meddling
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
three; three years of age
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
commencing with; including
mountain chain; mountains
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to lay the foundation (for)
oracle; revelation; divine message
town; city; municipal; urban