new government; new administration
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
declaration; statement; proclamation
participation; joining; entry; adherence
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
external troubles; foreign threat
internal trouble; domestic trouble
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
ten; 10; ten years of age
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
in terms of; from the point of view of
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
very loose; slowly; leisurely