unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
older sister and younger brother
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
first report (esp. of an incident or news story); initial report
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
every person; each one; everybody
attendance; presence; appearance
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
start; leaving; marching off
military affairs; military service
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
our country; our land; one's own country
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
Minister for Foreign Affairs
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
interference; intervention; meddling
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift