to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
as stated; verbatim; literally
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
suddenly; all of a sudden
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
(within a) territory; domains
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
one by one; one after another; successively
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
chance (of success); odds
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
that; the matter in question
for this very reason; that is exactly why
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
intercept; interception; counter-attack
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
in a sense; in some way; to an extent