in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
settlement; solution; resolution
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
that; the matter in question
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to fight against; to oppose; to face
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to order; to command; to appoint
power of the state; government authority
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to