covering; protection; backing; relief
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
fancy kimono used for cherry blossom viewing; fancy kimono
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
matter of time; question of time
correction; revision; amendment
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol