influence; clout; leverage
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
reopening; resumption; restarting
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
article; news story; report; account
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on