to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
intelligence operative; spy
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
official business; public business
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
strong nation; powerful country
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
economic strength; economic power; economic might
military force; military strength
that country; (arch.) nirvana
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to boost; to force up; to push up
power balance; balance of power
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
power map; power structure; power relationships
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out