pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
piece of meat; cut of meat
speech; expression; wording; language
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
stranding; running aground
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
double; twice (as much); twofold
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
manners; courtesy; etiquette
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
difficult to ...; hard to ...
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
great war; great battle; world war
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
werewolf; Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
accomplishment; execution