large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
study; research; investigation
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to get slightly dirty (all over)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
attendance; presence; appearance
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
eccentric; crank; oddball
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
complete set; all; everything
war; battle; match; game; competition
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
power; might; authority; influence
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling