fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
intensive; concentrated; focused
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
material; materials; data; information; documents
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to name; to call; to christen; to term
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
special; particular; peculiar; unique
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
at that time; in those days
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
based on; built on; made from
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
minimum; at the very least
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
a great variety of; diversity
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago