war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
if it is (the case that ...)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
dukedom; duchy; principality
place; position; location; position; standing; status
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)