interest; rights; concession
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
that is to say; so that means
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism