how; in what way; how about
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably