war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
preference; priority; precedence
retainer; retinue; servant
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to employ; to hire; to charter
reward; honorarium; remuneration
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be dependable; to be reliable
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
estimate (of costs); budget
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
one's own style; self-taught manner
to repeat; to do something over again
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
how long; how far; how much
imagination; supposition; guess
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall