violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to follow custom; to conform (convention, tradition, etc.); to toe the line
reaction; response; reaction
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
accurate; correct; precise; exact
outward appearance; apparent
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
to take over; to hand over
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
transfer student; student changing schools
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
since one was born; (in) all one's life
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
negotiations; discussions; connection
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to bail out (water); to scoop out