to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
welcome; (warm) reception
successive generations; successive emperors
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
equality; impartiality; evenness
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
death toll; number of deaths; body count
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
casualties; the killed and wounded
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
genuine; authentic; true; real
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
for a while; for some time; for a period
place where one works; construction site; working area
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area