towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
confrontational attitude (stance, posture)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
circulation; dissemination
leadership; initiative; spearhead
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
strong nation; powerful country
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
that country; (arch.) nirvana
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being