national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
people; citizens; subjects; folk
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
peace agreement; peace accord
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
aggression; invasion; raid
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
messenger; envoy; emissary
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to face; to go towards; to head towards
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care