large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
perception; sensing; noticing
tendency; trend; inclination
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
I see; that's right; indeed
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's the way it is; such is life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
feeling; sense; impression
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
place; situation; position; location
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together