to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to pass (of time); to elapse
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
comparatively; relatively
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
although I say; although one might say; although called
wish; desire; request; prayer
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
domestic affairs; internal administration
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
suddenly; all of a sudden
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall