no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
each nation; many nations; many countries
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
just because; even if; even though
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
development; exploitation
a few years ago; some years back
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
annexation; merger; swallowing up
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
preparation; provision; guarding
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
assertion; declaration; affirmation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
such ... as; or some such
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)