to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
motherland; fatherland; native country
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
generation; lifetime; age
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
society; the world; the times
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to say; to be called; to do
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
other than; excluding; without
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done