retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
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
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
edict; ordinance; proclamation
prize money; monetary award; reward
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
leader; authority; mainstay
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
opinion; intention; thought
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
pointing out; identification
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
eyewitness report; eyewitness information