unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
war; fighting; fierce competition
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
this sort of; this type of
increase and decrease; fluctuation
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to try all possible means
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
charcoal; charred remains
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
how long; how far; how much
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
please (give me); please (do for me)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused