urgent business; pressing need; imperative
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
pair; the two; both persons; both things
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
spirits (distilled beverage); spirit
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
archery; mapping; map; morphism
in the meanwhile; during the time
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
contract; compact; agreement
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