the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
postwar period; period after Second World War
depression; recession; slump
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
there's nothing that doesn't exist; there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pick up; to find; to gather
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to leave this world; to die
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
relatively; comparatively
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
outbreak of war; starting a war
draw (in competition); tie game
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest