special; particular; peculiar; unique
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
had better ...; had better not ...
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
war; fighting; fierce competition
tool; implement; means; furniture
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
danger; peril; hazard; risk
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)