secret; private; surreptitious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
war; fighting; fierce competition
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
then; well; so; well then
suffix for familiar person
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
another time; some other time
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
fort; stronghold; fortification
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy