all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to cover fully; to wrap around
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
military forces; hosts; troops
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
war; battle; match; game; competition
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
ordinary person; untitled individual
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to change the position of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
document; official papers
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to state; to express; to mention
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
great difference; major mistake
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
such ... as; or some such
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
ten; 10; ten years of age
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river