enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
political measures; policy
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
no matter how much time passes
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
national border; provincial border
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
that's a different matter; that's a different story
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
rebel; traitor; insurgent
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
danger; peril; hazard; risk
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch