individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
work-in-progress; working state
small number; few; minority
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
to cease; to stop; to be over
solution; solution strategy
alliance of two or more countries under one monarch
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
foreign land; overseas land; overseas territories of the Empire of Japan (e.g. Korea, Taiwan)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
former years; formerly; a few years ago
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
power; authority; jurisdiction
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling