coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
outside the country; abroad
to call in; to invite; to bring in
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
silence (not speaking); muteness
government service; official position; civil service
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to kill; to choke the life out of
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
family; members of a family
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
failure; mistake; blunder
anything and everything; just about everything
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour