near; close; beside; third person
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
high ground; plateau; heights
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
war; fighting; fierce competition
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
postwar period; period after Second World War
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
preservation; retainment; keeping
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
(enter into, be in) a state of war
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
profiting while others fight
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
opinion; point of view; visual point
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to lose one's way; to be at a loss
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect