Japan; the (Japanese) empire
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
great difference; major mistake
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
relatively; comparatively
(some) more; even more; longer; further
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
please (give me); please (do for me)
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
waterfall; cataract; cascade
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
prefix for forming ordinal numbers