to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
something like ...; something called ...
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
originally; by nature; from the start
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to attack; to assault; to assail
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
too much; excessively; too
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
great war; great battle; world war
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)