pride; boast; credit (to)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
recovery; undoing; recall
insatiable; untiring; persistent
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to pick up; to find; to gather
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
that's a different matter; that's a different story
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
principle; theory; fundamental truth
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
not a little; not a few; considerable
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
several times (as large, over)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n