one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
difference; variation; difference
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
war; fighting; fierce competition
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
birth; creation; formation
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
richness; fullness; lushness; body (esp. of food, wine, etc.); depth; weight
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin
within; inside of; less than
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
originally; by nature; from the start
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
trivial; not amounting to much
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb