contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
still; even now; to this day
rather; sooner; preferably
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
home area; home town; local
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
incineration; destroy by fire
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
final; eventual; ultimate
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to be injured; to sustain a wound
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
practice; practising; experience
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)