how many people; a number of people
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
upper half of the body; upper body
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
one by one; one after another; successively
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
just because; even if; even though
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
arrangement; pact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
killing and wounding; bloodshed
defence expenditure; defense expenditure; defence cost; defense cost
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
cut; reduction; curtailment
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
cannot be compared with; no match for
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate