as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
due form; official; formality
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
if it is the case that ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
meaning; significance; sense
to be silent; to say nothing
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to spend time (on doing something)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
when it becomes; when it comes to
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
very; much; greatly; a lot of