to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
as you see; as you can see
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
sympathy; empathy; response
cooperation; collaboration
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
people; citizens; subjects; folk
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
instability; insecurity; crankiness
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to bring; to take; to bring about
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
Russia and Japan; Russian-Japanese
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)