to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
serious wound; serious injury
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
according to plan; as planned; on target
to care for someone; to look after someone
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be found; to be discovered
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms