to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
prime minister; premier; chancellor
at the last moment; this late in the game
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
emperor (of Japan); mikado
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
about when; about what time; how soon
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
ancestor; forefather; foremother
in comparison to; rather than
to live; to reside; to inhabit
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
terrain; geographical features; topography
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)