introduction; presentation; referral; listing
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
individual; private person; personal; private
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
decline; fall; decay; withering
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
military authorities; army circles
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
former army; Imperial Japanese Army
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
just one person; only one
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to listen again; to ask again
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
while alive; during one's lifetime
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
war; fighting; fierce competition