to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
superiority complex; sense of superiority
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to manage a state; to govern a country
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to wait for an opportunity
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
serious wound; serious injury
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
impression; strong belief; conviction
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
firm promise; definite promise
to incur someone's enmity
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
from the viewpoint of; according to