pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
capture; looting; plundering; abduction (using violence or threats); kidnapping
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
decisive; resolute; drastic
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
police officer; policeman; policewoman
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
baton (of command); order; command; direction
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
fringe; rim; periphery; borders; outskirts
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
birds and wild animals; wildlife
around the world; throughout the world
murder; homicide; manslaughter
germ cell; generative cell; reproductive cell
six (long cylindrical things)
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
killing and wounding; bloodshed