scale; scope; plan; structure
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
the other day; a few days ago
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
format; procedure; way of proceeding
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to some extent; to a certain extent
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to differ depending on ...
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
but; however; provided that
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
all-out attack; general offensive
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
main question; real issue at hand
site; point on a map; spot
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration