start; commencement; beginning; initiation
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
party; set; gang; company; person
armed forces; military; troops
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
monetary; financial; pecuniary
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
elopement; running away with a lover
treatment (of a person); dealing with
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
quarrel; dispute; argument
after school (at the end of the day)