continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
influence; clout; leverage
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
they; those guys; those fellows
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
but; however; provided that
to have a talk; to tell a story
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
near oneself; close to one; familiar
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe