(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
prime minister; premier; chancellor
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
duty; function; office; mission; task
southern part; the south (of a region)
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
depending on; dependent on
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
preliminary test or trial; tryout
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp