change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(find) common (meeting) ground
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to fall ill; to be taken ill
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
government; administration; ministry
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
last century; previous century; ancient times; old times
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
one large ...; a great ...
huge win; overwhelming victory
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so