(political) power; authority; influence
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to form a group; to form a bunch
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
incident; affair; happening; event
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
period of time; time slot; time zone
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be in danger of; to be liable to
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to begin to walk; to set out