embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
living thing; living creature; animal; life
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
reshuffling; job rotation
packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to be led by; to be headed by
remote island; solitary island; outlying island
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
war; fighting; fierce competition
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
a little bit; a little while
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to freeze; to freeze over
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression