no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
personal feelings; self-interest
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
war; fighting; fierce competition
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
image; figure; figure; form; image
ancestor; forefather; foremother
will not do; do not; does not
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
how; in what way; how about
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to launch a surprise attack
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
intelligence gathering; information gathering
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
duty; function; office; mission; task
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence