guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
one large ...; a great ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
first generation; founder
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
aggression; invasion; raid
absorption; suction; attraction
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
myself; yourself; I; me; you
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
wherein; therein; thereinto
resolute; determined; bold
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
reality; actuality; hard fact
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in