to mark the end; to spell the end
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
personal; individual; private
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
belief; faith; conviction
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
possessed of a strong sense of duty
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
draw (in competition); tie game
to come to an end; to close the curtain
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
ringing; throbbing violently
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
intention; idea; inclination; wish
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something