number of persons; personnel
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
defense capability (defence)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
Ichinen Yūhan (book by Nakae Chōmin)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
in unison; as one; united
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
information; news; intelligence
messenger; envoy; emissary
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
means; way; method; measure
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
wartime regime; war footing
commissioned officer; military officer
non-commissioned officer; petty officer
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
literally; self-explanatorily
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
measure against unemployment
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for