tone (of voice); manner of talking
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
final; eventual; ultimate
border (between countries); national border
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
defense; defence; protection
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible