various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
global scale; worldwide scale
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
aggression; invasion; raid
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
it's no joke; gimme a break!
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
victim; injured party; sufferer
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
I see; that's right; indeed
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes