war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
God; god; ace; king; superior person
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
weather forecast; weather report
large number (of); many; majority
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
anonymity; using an assumed name
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
overconfident; presumptuous
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
attractive male voice; sexy male voice
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
around the world; throughout the world
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
beyond that point; after that
late at night; at a late hour
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to come back; to return; to recur
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
sharing; division; draw; tie
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right