name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
alone; unaided; away from home
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
edict; ordinance; proclamation
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
pointing out; identification
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to shake one's head (in denial)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
proclamation; promulgation
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
chief vassal; senior statesman
to knit one's brows; to frown
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
honor; honour; credit; prestige
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood