beginning; outset; first; onset
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
certainly; surely; definitely
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
to entrust; to leave to a person
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
director (of the ritsuryo-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to order; to command; to appoint
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify