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
security; stability; safety; peace
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; in any case; if one must ...
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
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.)
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
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)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
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 have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; 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