practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
report; notification; registration
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
application; request; petition
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
mouse (esp. a laboratory mouse); (computer) mouse; mouth
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
intelligence operative; spy
encryption; encoding; encipherment
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
inside the kindergarten; inside the zoo; inside the garden; inside the park
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
enrollment in kindergarten; enrollment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
although I say; although one might say; although called
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early