reduction by half; halving
successively; one after another
anti-aircraft gun; antiaircraft artillery
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
in order; sequential; seriatim
protracted war; war of attrition
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
(already) known; established
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
mountain chain; mountains
locational advantage; advantageous position
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
weak constitution; weak body; weak (organization, system, etc.); feeble
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees