near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
preference; priority; precedence
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
100,000,000; one hundred million
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
explosion; rupture; break off
covered with; stained; smeared
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off