decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
distinguished war service; merit of war
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
chief; main; principal; important
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to become clear; to be made public
something like ...; something called ...
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
vacant house; unoccupied house