to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
rowing; paddling (by hand)
war situation; progress of a battle
moment by moment; hour by hour
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
dullard; indecisive person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to be exhausted; to be worn out
you (plural); all of you; you all
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
no match for; cannot compete with; cannot stand; cannot bear; unable to do; cannot do
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
then; well; so; well then
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude