valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
great war; great battle; world war
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to anticipate; to foresee
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
percent; per cent; percentage
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
way; method; means; resource; course
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
major powers of the world; great powers
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
halfway (through, complete); midway
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
amount of material resources
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being