distant look; faraway look
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
permission; approval; authorization; license
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
our country; our land; one's own country
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
that country; (arch.) nirvana
various countries; various regions; various provinces
support; backing; aid; assistance
border (between countries); national border
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits