a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
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; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
defense; defence; protection
countries; (various) nations
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
common use; communal use; sharing
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
decorativeness; decorative quality
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
not limited to; not just ...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
ancient times; prehistoric times
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
armament; soldier's equipment
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)