something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
territory; domain; dominion; possession
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
penalty; sentence; punishment
property; fortune; assets
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
slight; little; insignificant
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
in name only; titular; nominal
country; territory; domain; realm
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
political measures; policy
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person