if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
behind; in the rear; in back
to give directions; to issue instructions
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
declaration; proclamation; announcement
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to face; to go towards; to head towards
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by