existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
discussion; argument; debate
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to force one's way; to push through
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
Urtica thunbergiana (species of stinging nettle)
in terms of; from the point of view of
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
direct control; direct supervision
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
clearness; clear understanding
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
next; secondly; subsequently
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated