to fight with swords; to cross swords
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
physical strength; muscle strength
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
rationality; reasonableness
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
standing; reserve; always having ready
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
specialization; specialisation
author; writer; novelist; artist
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
service in the first reserve
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
war; fighting; fierce competition
mobilization; mobilisation
region; limits; stage; level
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
development; exploitation
defense; defence; protection