palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
now; the present time; just now; another; more
one large ...; a great ...
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
on countless occasions; many a time
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
already; now; no longer; not any more
last ray of hope; only hope
nothing but; except; no more than
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
although I say; although one might say; although called
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
14th day of the month; 14 days
it's no joke; gimme a break!
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
failure; mistake; blunder
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
of course; certainly; naturally