armed might; military power; the sword; force
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
anarchy; state of anarchy
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
in accordance with; according to
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
it's been a long time; long time no see
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
territory; domain; dominion; possession
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
donation; contribution; offering
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa