main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to surround; to crowd around
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
society; public; community; social studies
progress; advance; improvement; development
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
maintaining the status quo
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
military vessel; war fleet
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
scene; spectacle; sight; view
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind