very likely; very probable
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
leader; central personage
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
suddenly; all of a sudden
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
fatal accident; deadly accident
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region