estimate (of costs); budget
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
spirit of unity; team spirit; esprit de corps
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
distinguished war service; merit of war
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
life or death; existence; destiny
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to stick it out (until the end)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
food and drink; eating and drinking
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant