proposal; proposition; suggestion
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
opinion; intention; thought
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
survival; survivor; relic