our country; our land; one's own country
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
direct control; direct supervision
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
preparation; provision; guarding
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
coexistence; living together
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
fate; destiny; predestination
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
guess; conjecture; surmise
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role