trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
war; fighting; fierce competition
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
government; administration
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
bright person; talented student; prodigy
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
long time; long interval; for quite some time
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
exactly as stated; verbatim
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
since when; from when; how long
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding