to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
true state; actual condition; reality
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
leadership; initiative; spearhead
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
name; given name; first name
in person; personally; directly
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
remembrance; recollection; recognition
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
prime minister; premier; chancellor
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
imperial court; royal court
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
leader of a delegation (body, party)