our country; our land; one's own country
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
tide; current; tendency; trend
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
severe; strict; tough; hard
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to some extent; to a certain extent
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
generation; lifetime; age
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
political measures; policy
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
of course; certainly; naturally
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
ago; since; before; previous
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start