to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
such ... as; or some such
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
the world in general; society; convention
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
doing whatever one pleases
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
around the world; throughout the world
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
patterns of thinking; train of thought
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
difficult to ...; hard to ...
rather; sooner; preferably
showing one's face in public; facing another person
something like ...; something called ...
beyond one's control; nothing one can do