to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
special training; intensive training; crash course
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
such; like that; that sort of; very
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
maritime; marine transportation
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
difficult problem; challenge
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength