main body (of an army); main force; these troops
many; much; plenty; hardly
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
feeling keenly; fully realizing
custom; practice; convention; precedent
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
outbreak of war; starting a war
experienced; seasoned; veteran
detour; circumvention; turning movement
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
several times; a few times
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
offense and defense; offence and defence