as hoped for; as expected
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
armaments; military preparations
military force; military strength
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
greater than ...; bigger ...
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
troubles both at home and abroad
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
came here; coming here; recently
to order; to command; to appoint
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be smeared; to be covered
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to write incorrectly (e.g. character); to make a mistake in writing
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to stretch (unbend) oneself
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
on countless occasions; many a time