the deceased; the departed
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
in comparison to; rather than
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to face; to go towards; to head towards
should; must; -able; probably; likely
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
student (esp. a university student)
battlefield; battleground
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to run around; to bustle about
war situation; progress of a battle
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
profitable plan; good plan
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
don't you think?; indicates question
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
successive generations; successive emperors
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
possession; retention; maintenance
on countless occasions; many a time
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to