proposal; proposition; suggestion
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to accept; to receive; to agree
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
league; federation; union; alliance
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
how many years; how long; what year
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
cooperation; collaboration
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
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
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to toady; to be obsequious
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy