judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
in comparison to; rather than
each nation; many nations; many countries
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
proposal; offer; request; application
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
dozens; scores of; decades
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to need; to demand; to take; to require
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
important post; important office; key position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to need; to call for; to require
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to pay attention; to be watchful
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much