crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to knock down; to knock out
large number (of); many; majority
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
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
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
individual; one by one; separate; each
for a while; for some time; for a period
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to keep standing; to stand motionless
sending home; repatriation; deportation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
color scheme; colour scheme
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear