number one; first; best; most; game; round
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
dealing with; coping with
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
of course; certainly; naturally
grasp; catch; understanding
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
state of the war; war situation
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
rather; better; instead; if anything
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
sense of caution; wariness
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
enemy territory; hostile place
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
physical condition; state of health
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve