tide; current; tendency; trend
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
armed might; military power; the sword; force
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
that country; (arch.) nirvana
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
function; facility; faculty; feature
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
countries; (various) nations
to take back; to recapture
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
free medical treatment; gratuitous treatment
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
connection; link; relationship
celestial sphere; the heavens
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)