to try all possible means
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
support; backing; patronage
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur; the big day
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
declaration of a state of emergency
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
defense; defence; protection
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to come to one's senses; to calm down
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
town; city; municipal; urban
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)