battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
maintenance; preservation; improvement
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
duty; function; office; mission; task
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to order; to command; to appoint
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not