above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
error; mistake; slip; bug
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
moment; brief space of time
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
courting; wooing; making advances
marriage proposal; courtship
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
each nation; many nations; many countries
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
secret; private; surreptitious
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
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
armed might; military power; the sword; force
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
strength; power; proficiency; ability