armed forces; military; troops
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
each place; various places
to knead well; to polish; to refine
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to make a living; to earn a livelihood
to have a rumor circulating
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
high efficiency; high performance
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case