air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to gain fame; to make one's name
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
each nation; many nations; many countries
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to have a talk; to tell a story
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
war; fighting; fierce competition
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to be conspicuous; to stand out
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
innermost depths of one's heart
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
only; merely; but; no more than
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
rather; better; instead; if anything