to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to take command; to give direction
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
casualties; the killed and wounded
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
successive generations; successive emperors
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
fate; destiny; predestination
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
event; phenomenon; matter
defense; defence; protection
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to head towards; to direct one's steps to