dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to trace back to (the origins of something)
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
mobilization; mobilisation
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
ruler; monarch; sovereign
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
immediately; right away; on the spot
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be itching to put one's skills to use
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
possible; likely; probable
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time