nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
survival; survivor; relic
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
phantom; vision; illusion
ash; embers; complete destruction
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to pass (of time); to elapse
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
consequence; outcome; result; blame
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
vomit; spew; puke; confessing