to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
3000; three thousand; many
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to rally; to make a comeback
by means of; due to; because of; according to
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
year of a person's death; one's age at death
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
like this; this sort; this way
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces