emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
intelligence network; information network
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
historical; traditional; historic
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
messenger; envoy; emissary
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
about; concerning; related to; -ish
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
difference; disparity; gap
imagination; supposition; guess
close; intimate; on good terms
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
border (between countries); national border
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
head of a sleeping person
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment