emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to get tired out; to be exhausted
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
one edge; one end; one side
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
strong nation; powerful country
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
entire world; whole world; world stage
concession; conciliation; compromise
to maintain (preserve) peace
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
devotion; attachment; infatuation
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
(your, his, her) daughter
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover