evacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
Olympic Games; Olympics; Olympic rings
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia-period method of Chinese divination)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
large number (of); many; majority
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
victim; injured party; sufferer
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once