long distance; long range; long distance relationship
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
suddenly; all of a sudden
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
material for experiments; experimental material
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment