to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
soldier; combatant; warrior
to bring; to take; to bring about
information; news; report; reward; retribution
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to resound; to make a stir
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
blunder; slip; error; error
to pay attention; to be watchful
to prevent; to take precautions
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
that's a different matter; that's a different story
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
periodic; regular; routine
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
town; city; municipal; urban
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to some extent; to a certain extent
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least