qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
going into battle; departure for the front
imagination; supposition; guess
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
postwar period; period after Second World War
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
to run away; to escape safely
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
chief vassal; senior statesman
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
initiative; prior consideration
go that far; to that extent
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
constitution; rules; regulation
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
investigation; inquiry; research; study; consideration; deliberation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement