judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
each; (arch.) you (plural)
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
great speed; recklessly fast speed
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to knock down; to knock off
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
technical skill; ability; capacity
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
on the occasion of; at the time of
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
preservation; retainment; keeping
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
intuition; instinct; hunch
street fighting; urban warfare
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart