muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
distinction; differentiation; classification
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
difficult to ...; hard to ...
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
full automation; becoming unmanned; making (something) unmanned
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
irresistible; overwhelming
world history; international history
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
person killed in action; the war dead
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)