large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
political measures; policy
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(political) power; authority; influence
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
to make (a thundering sound); to let resound; to make (one's name, etc.) widely known; to make (one's heart) pound; to throb
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
way of asking; way of listening; listener
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
physical condition; state of health; shape
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
deadly serious; deadly earnest
one's physical safety; personal security
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price