book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
maintenance; preservation; improvement
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as planned; according to plan
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
all; entire; whole; altogether
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than