first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
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)
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
very likely; very probable
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
a considerable number; a fair number
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
dealing with; coping with
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
how; in what way; by what means
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
accurate; correct; precise; exact
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
several years; a few years
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
war; fighting; fierce competition
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat