mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
property; fortune; assets
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
pile (fabric, nuclear reactor, structural support, etc.)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
just because; even if; even though
process; course; mechanism
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
settlement; solution; resolution
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
payment (to the government, authorities, etc.); land tax (often paid in rice); tribute
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
celebration; congratulation
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
established practice; custom
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
celebration (of ceremony); solemnization (e.g. of a marriage); solemnisation
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
triumphant return; returning in triumph