first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
if so; in that case; in that situation
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
most part; greater part; majority
main cause; primary factor
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
direct connection; direct link
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
brood; stud; stock; breeding
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
testimony; (verbal) evidence
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
general (manager, strike, etc.); (military) general
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)