incompetent; have no merit
defense capability (defence)
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
one by one; one after another; successively
popular will; will of the people
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
decisive battle of brief duration
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
professional job; profession
license; permit; licence; certificate
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to think too much; to be over-concerned
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
present; gift; to give a present or gift