invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
jumping about; rampancy; domination
should time and circumstances permit
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
telecommunications; correspondence
site; point on a map; spot
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to be found; to be discovered
preservation; retainment; keeping
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
memory; sense; experience
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
feeling keenly; fully realizing
time; season; period; phase; stage
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race