vitality; (one's) life force
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to increase; to add to; to augment
confidence; trust; faith; credit
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
intellectual property; IP
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to maintain; to continue to have
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to be helpful; to be useful
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to have an idea; to have a clue
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
silence (not speaking); muteness
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
long (time); protracted; prolonged
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
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
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
modernization; modernisation