few decades; many decades; several decades
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
other nations; other peoples
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
worst-ever; history's worst
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
appearance; expression; manifestation
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
blunder; slip; error; error
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to escape from; to get out
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
women's college; women's university
life; living; I; me; student
Imperial cortege (procession)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
tuck at the shoulder (of a child's clothes); shoulder tuck