battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
failure; mistake; blunder
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
how long; how much; to what extent
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to brave a danger; to take a risk
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
alone; by oneself; on one's own
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
future (usually near); prospects
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
ago; since; before; previous
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that