close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
young girl; lass; adolescent female
old fox; old-timer; schemer
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
scorched-earth strategy (tactics)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
starting point; point of departure
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
proposal; proposition; suggestion
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
supreme; sublime; highest
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
other; another; over; more than; I; me
three parties (forces) opposing one another; three-cornered contest
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
field; sports stadium; arena