logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to attack; to assault; to assail
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
originally; by nature; from the start
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to collect; to assemble; to gather
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
had better ...; had better not ...
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged