siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to face on; to look out on to
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
three sides; small offering stand
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
don't you think?; indicates question
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
commander; commanding officer; CO
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)