to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
interference; intervention; meddling
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
land near a castle; castle town
royal castle; imperial castle
(made of) stone; stone-built
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
plan B; alternative plan; workaround
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment