knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
cooking; food preparation
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
successively; one after another
massing (of troops); gathering
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
one person; another name; nickname; alias
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)