passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to spread; to be propagated
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
governments of various countries
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
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
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
government; administration; ministry
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed