series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to become clear; to be made public
ordinary people; general public; public at large
consequently; as a result
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
in the end; at the end of the day
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
difference; variation; difference
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
simple and clear; plain and simple
geopolitical; geostrategic
towards Russia (relations, policy, etc.)
minimum; at the very least
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
direct proportion; direct ratio
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
lawless area; lawless district
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
armed might; military power; the sword; force
absolutely; positively; decidedly
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
pacifist constitution (i.e. the current Japanese constitution); peace constitution
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)