to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
coincident with; while; simultaneously
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to accept; to receive; to agree
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
while; during; while; although; all; both
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
while; even though; despite
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
the big two...; two major...; two main...
prime minister; premier; chancellor
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state