to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
natural; reasonable; understandable
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
massing (of troops); gathering
Western-style; Western-fashioned
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
innumerable; countless; numberless
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
just because; even if; even though
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
nothing but; none other than
breakdown of negotiations
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to fight with swords; to cross swords
worst; worst-case (scenario)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained