surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
important person; strategic person; key figure
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
state of the war; war situation
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
prompt; immediate; in real time
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
selective; optional; alternative
transparency; permeability
along; parallel to; in accordance with
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
multifunction; multipurpose
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
number of times; frequency; count
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to send flying with a kick
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs