quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to torment; to harass; to tease
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to hunger for love; to starve for love
to lend an ear to; to listen to
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
happy memory; sweet memory
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor