large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to be erected; to be built
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
... and southward; in and to the south of ...
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
surely (not); certainly (not)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
steel; sword steel; sword
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
nonparticipation; nonattendance
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
view without saying a word; tacit permission
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
good news; happy news; glad tidings
everything working out as desired
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
shady; underhanded; questionable
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate