witnessing; observing; sighting
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
format; procedure; way of proceeding
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
usually; under usual circumstances
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
untouched; unused; intact
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
every person; every mouth; every entrance
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
official announcement; proclamation
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)