country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
final scene; the end; finale
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
opposing militarism; anti-military sentiment; anti-war stance; rebel army; mutinous troops; insurgents
both (people); the two of them
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last