first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
personal; individual; private
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to be able to manage somehow or other
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
territory; autonomous region
to subsist; to keep on living
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
defense; defence; protection
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to maintain; to continue to have