connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
head; leader; prime minister
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
genuine; authentic; true; pure
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
advocate; defender; champion; backer
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
isolation; sense of isolation; feeling of being isolated
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)
republican form of government
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
self-righteousness; self-justified
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
existence; being; life; survival
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
snake; serpent; large snake
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person