neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
full length; total length; overall length
body; physique; build; stature
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
another kind; different kind; distinct species
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
unique; peculiar; singular
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
opposite side; opposition
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
both (people); the two of them
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
desperation; struggle to the death
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to crawl out of; to creep out of
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant