armoring; armouring; armor; armour
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
one grade; first-class; primary
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to push aside; to push one's way through
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
accumulation; accumulate; store
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal