to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to look down on; to condescend
way; method; means; (technical) specification
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
choices; alternatives; options
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
superiority; predominance
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
aptitude; aptness; suitability
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
far sight and deep design
to indicate; to show; to point to
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
declaration of war; proclamation of war
outbreak of war; starting a war
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
8000; eight thousand; many
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of