reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
offensive (movement); aggression
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
but; however; provided that
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
main school; principal school; this school; our school
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
fort; stronghold; fortification
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
general framework; broad outline; rough idea; generally; broadly; in broad terms
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
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
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
overseas student; exchange student
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)