to need; to call for; to require
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
direct control; direct supervision
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
human resources; man-power resources
(committee) chairman; president
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
peace preservation; security; safety
important post; important office; key position
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
successive generations; successive emperors
(political) administration; political power
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
what is called; what they call; so-called