to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
bad example; bad precedent
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
the respective (relative) strength of political parties; distribution of the number of parliamentary seats held by each of the political parties
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to faint; to be exhausted
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
distinguished war service; merit of war
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
field; plain; prairie; moor
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof
to flare up; to burst into flames
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish