tradition; legend; folklore
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
discovery; detection; finding
3000; three thousand; many
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
double; twice (as much); twofold
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
absorption; suction; attraction
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to watch over; to watch attentively
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
defense; defence; safeguard; protection