outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
to call again; to call someone back
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Island; insula; island; islet
mainland decisive battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
armchair theory; impracticable theory
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
100,000,000; one hundred million
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
in the end; at the end of the day
national polity; National Athletic Meet
unconditional command; must-obey order
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
arrest; custody; seduction; abduction
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend