shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
head; brains; intellect; understanding
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
imagination; supposition; guess
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
America and Britain; American-British
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
major powers of the world; great powers
leader (of an alliance); leading power
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
messenger; envoy; emissary
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter