raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
older brother; elder brother
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
second marriage; remarriage
good feeling; feeling good
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
well-bred; of good upbringing
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
heir; inheritor; successor
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
orphan; person without friends
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society