outbreak of war; starting a war
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
conventional forces; conventional military forces
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
that's a different matter; that's a different story
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to loiter around; to wander about
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
powerful person; influential person
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
preservation; retainment; keeping
to burst (open); to break; to split
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
biometrics; biometric authentication
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
back off!; leave me alone!
location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
(electrical) ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)