you could say that; that might be so
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
estimate (of costs); budget
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
about when; about what time; how soon
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to become empty; to be emptied
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to settle (in a place); to settle down
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
level ground; plain; flatland
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
battlefield; battleground
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem