demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
reform; reformation; reorganization
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
choices; alternatives; options
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to lie down; to throw oneself down
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to harm; to cause harm to
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
several weeks; a few weeks
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
even though; despite; when
rather; sooner; preferably
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards