where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to call a person's attention (to)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to sniff out; to get wind of
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be helpful; to be useful
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
battlefield; battleground
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
professor; teaching; instruction
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
pre-war days; before the war
traditional; from ancient times; formerly