start; commencement; beginning; initiation
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
war situation; progress of a battle
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to be greenish; to be tinged green
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
outward appearance; looks
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
commander; commanding officer; CO
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
serious; severe; grave; acute
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)