mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
than; from; out of; except; but; more
large amount of capital; large-cap; big-cap
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
human resources; man-power resources
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
make no progress; remain unsettled
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something