separate; special; another; separately
huge rock; firmness; solidity
supply base; storage depot
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
blow; shock; strike; batting
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
increase in production; production increase
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
blitzkrieg; blitz; lightning war
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to put into effect; to put into practice
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
same trade; same business; same profession
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
interference; intervention; meddling
something or other; what-do-you-call-it; what-do-you-call-them; blah blah blah; yada yada yada
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to have no chance (of succeeding)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble