it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
like this; this sort; this way
total energy; all efforts
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
as is habit; the way life normally is
office and rank; an official rank
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to look down on; to make light of
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to find out; to discover; to locate
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
experiment; experimentation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
to open (one's eyes) wide
platoon commander; section commander
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes