official announcement; proclamation
concealment; suppression; hiding
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
death from disease; death from illness
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
information; news; report; reward; retribution
bolt from the blue; great surprise
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
fertile; rich; productive
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
firmly rooted; deep-seated
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil
extermination; expulsion; destruction
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
accident; emergency; calamity
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification