very likely; very probable
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
head; lead; vanguard; first
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
this is why; this means; it is the case that
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
decoration; ornament; trimmings
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
vexatious; troublesome; complicated
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
military vessel; war fleet
presumption; assumption; estimation
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion