material; substance; matter
under control (e.g. of territory)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
military strength; military personnel
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to sniff out; to get wind of
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
the modern era; present day
to squash; to crush; to flatten
action; operation; effect; function
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
electronic engineering; electronics
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
riskiness; (level of) danger
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to install (a person) in (someone's) place
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
colonization; colonisation