large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
at that time; in those days
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
village; hamlet; settlement
setting on fire; setting afire
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
supply; supplying; replenishment
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
on countless occasions; many a time
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
complete; whole; perfect; safe
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to bring back; to restore
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on