humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
official name; formal name
territory; domain; dominion; possession
subordination; dependency
rule; reign; peaceful times
country; territory; domain; realm
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
countries; (various) nations
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
militarism; warlike spirit
national character; regional character
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
town; city; municipal; urban
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
column of cars; motorcade; convoy
big snake; (large) serpent
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc