complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
bashful; shameful; ashamed
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
(another's) daughter; young lady
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
nod; inclination of the head
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
just because; even if; even though
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
about; on; regarding; per; for every
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
few decades; many decades; several decades
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
legendary; fabled; fabulous
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
that country; (arch.) nirvana
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
private person; individual