to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
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)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
difference; variation; difference
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to have meaning; to be meaningful
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
as (for); for; in the capacity of
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(not) even once; (not) ever
imagination; supposition; guess