courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to have an eye on; to zero in on
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to begin; to set about; to start
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
calamity; disaster; accident
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
calamity; disaster; misfortune
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to increase; to add to; to augment
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
competent; suitable; qualified
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
cooperation; collaboration
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
supply; supplying; replenishment
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
supply line; supply of provisions
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to keep a watchful eye on
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
hostile party; enemy side
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters