to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
too (much); overly; excessively
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
war; fighting; fierce competition
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
armaments; military preparations
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
logistics; supply; communications
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
existence; being; presence
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result