I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
just because; even if; even though
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
when it becomes; when it comes to
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to become misty; to become hazy
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to signal the winner of a match (by the referee raising his fan towards the winner); to declare someone the winner (of a competition)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful