strong nation; powerful country
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
picking up trash; litter picking; litter cleanup
overseas student; exchange student
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to translate; to interpret
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
(apportioning) in small amounts
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to temper thoroughly; to train well
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
control room; control booth
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)
stone (used for throwing)
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)