absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to follow another's example
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
failure; mistake; blunder
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to make one's own; to take possession of
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
until now; so far; up to the present
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to attack; to assault; to assail
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
knowing; (an) acquaintance
don't you think?; indicates question
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
negotiations; discussions; connection
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation