talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
general idea; concept; notion
notes; comment; remark; annotation
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
war situation; progress of a battle
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be prolonged; to drag on
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement