to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
support; backing; aid; assistance
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
maintenance; preservation; improvement
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
(political) power; authority; influence
national character; regional character
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
accurate; correct; precise; exact
price; cost; value; worth; value
100,000; hundred thousand
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
24 hours; twenty-four hours
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause