army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
commander; general; leader
hostile party; enemy side
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
main cause; primary factor
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
small number; few; minority
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
optimism; taking an optimistic view
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
self-defense; self-defence
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
great cause; moral law; justice
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity