war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
cut; reduction; curtailment
to increase; to add to; to augment
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
final; eventual; ultimate
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
keep up your strength; chin up!
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
while; during; while; although; all; both
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
advantage or disadvantage
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to refer to; to use as reference
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus