tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
war; fighting; fierce competition
war; battle; match; game; competition
battlefield; battleground
soldier; combatant; warrior
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
tank (military vehicle); chariot
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
war situation; progress of a battle
great war; great battle; world war
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
postwar period; period after Second World War
declaration of war; proclamation of war
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
strategy meeting; council of war
outbreak of war; starting a war
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
long military service; having experienced many battles
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
military campaign; battle; war
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
state of the war; war situation
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
pre-war days; before the war
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
first match (in a series)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
end of war; cessation of hostilities
series of battles; successive battles
person killed in action; the war dead
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
title fight; championship match
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
team competition; team game
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
protracted war; war of attrition
individual match; single game
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
final game; final games; the finals
combat ship; combat vessel
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
distinguished war service; merit of war
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
regular game; regular-season game
decisive battle of brief duration
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
deciding match; play-off; runoff
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
common front; united front
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
major war; great war; world war
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
main theater of war; principal battlefield
rescue mission; evacuation operation
debut match; debut fight; debut race
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
street fighting; urban warfare
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
military service; combat experience
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
(enter into, be in) a state of war
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
retry; another try; another go
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
battle station; action stations
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
military history; military annals
encounter; engagement; battle
temporary truce; ceasefire
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
preparing for action or battle
fighting in numerous battles
theater of war (theatre); sector
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
hundred battles; many battles
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
American Civil War (1861-1865)
World War III; Third World War
Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928); Pact of Paris
rank-deciding competitions (e.g. in go or shogi)
post-game analysis (go, chess, othello, etc.); post mortem
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
fierce fight; close contest
daimyo in the Warring States period
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
first challenge; first try
repechage; revival series
first half of the game or match
exhibition game; friendly match; friendly; interleague game between the Central and Pacific baseball leagues
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
military operation; military tactics; military strategy
early post war period; immediately after the war
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
tournament; knockout competition
cheerleading competition; cheering contest
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
blitzkrieg; lightning war
air flotilla; air fleet; combat aviation unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy
putting a plan into operation
urging soldiers to fight more vigorously
brave fight; desperate fight
to fight a battle; to have a fight
increasing one's fighting spirit
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area
battle dust; the tumult of war
war clouds; threat of war
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
guerrilla warfare; unconventional warfare
Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War
regularly scheduled game; regularly scheduled match
hard fighting; close contest
opposing arcade machines wired together (for two-player games)
sales battle; business competition
account of a (sports) game
wartime regime; war footing
post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
war advocacy; jingoism; bellicose argument
battle cruiser; battlecruiser
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
chaos of war; war turmoil
command group (behind the front lines)
deployment of troops, equipment, etc. (in preparation for battle)
deciding match (in a competition for a cup (pennant))
corporate warrior (exceptionally dedicated and hard-working employee)
warring nations; belligerents
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
persons who have fallen in battle
strategic resources; strategic materials
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
war photographer; combat cameraman
mainland decisive battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period
superdreadnought (class of warships)
opening game; (season) opener
war responsibility (esp. in relation to Japan's role in WWII)
Battle of Okinawa (April, 1945)
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
win-loss records (between two participants)
early stages (of a game); opening phase
death in battle; killed in action
international law in time of war
economic warfare; economic war
Arab-Israeli Wars (1948, 1956, 1967, 1973)
next match; next game; next contest
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
pitching duel; pitchers' battle
Russo-German War (1941-1945)
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
match between fighters of different sports; battle involving two different disciplines
conventional forces; conventional military forces
semifinal game of a tournament
Battle of Midway (June 1942)
operations (a strategy) on two fronts; two-pronged strategy
battle for Christmas sales
air flotilla; air fleet; combat aviation unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy
penalty shoot-out; kicks from the penalty mark
dreadnought (class of warships)
exhibition game; preseason game
large-scale speculative go-around
anniversary of the end of a war
war experience; experience of war; memories of war
long-term (business) strategy
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
death from disease contracted at the front
American War of Independence (1775-1783); American Revolution
strategy of holing oneself up in a castle (house, building)
Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
quick battle for a quick victory; blitzkrieg
ever-victorious; many successful campaigns; invincibility
field cap (used by Japanese troops in WWII)
battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
operation to win over someone by using a tactic of gentle persuasion
anti-war argument; pacifism
failed at every attempt; defeated in every (match, battle, etc.)
snail's pace tactics; walking extremely slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings; (lit.) ox walk tactic
victor; victor troops; conqueror
tremor (muscular); trembling; shaking
all-out war; full-scale war
Punic Wars (between Rome and Carthage)
Anglo-Satsuma War (1863); Bombardment of Kagoshima
Burmese Wars (1823-1826, 1852-1853, 1885-1887)
Spanish-American War (1898)
shoreline protection or operations
Great Patriotic War (Russian name for the war along the eastern front during World War II)
Naval Battle off Malaya (December 10, 1941)
fight outside the stadium; fighting outside the ring
brush; clash; encounter; skirmish
dogfight; play-off with 3 wrestlers participating
scorched-earth strategy (tactics)
Austro-Prussian War (1866)
conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law; (lit.) bride and mother-in-law war
Third Arab-Israeli War (June 5-10, 1967); Six-Day War
championship-deciding contest; final match; the finals
War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
Battle of Ueno (battle of the Boshin war; 1868)
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
quarter-length game consisting of east round only
return to the battle line; come back to the game (on to the field); a comeback
(a) militant; (a) belligerent
Yom Kippur War; fourth Arab-Israeli war (October 6-25, 1973)
naval brigade; naval land forces
battle in the open; battle on an open field
tank destroyer; self-propelled anti-tank gun
Winter War (between Finland and the Soviet Union; 1939-1940)
front; first line; spearhead
Invasion of Normandy (June-July 1944); Normandy Invasion
Operation Barbarossa (1941)
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
fighting with all one's might; fighting up against; making strenuous efforts
post-World War I depression; depression of 1920-1921
start day for military operation; departure day; D-Day
combatant; interested party in warfare; warring nation; belligerent
war of defense; war of defence; defensive fight; defensive warfare
championship tournament; finals
economic strategy; business strategy
Waseda-Keio (baseball) game
if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated; know your enemy
Chinese Civil War (1927-1937, 1946-1949)
pincer operation (tactic)
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
to take a firm stand; to argue about
Arrow War (the second Opium War; 1856-1860)
Battle of the Philippine Sea (June 19-20, 1944)
struggle for supremacy; championship game
landing ship, tank; tank landing ship; LST
final vote; run-off ballot
interwar period (1918-1939)
mud-slinging (e.g. in a political campaign); mud-slinging match; smear campaign; mud wrestle
antiterrorist operation; counterterrorism operation
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-5)
demilitarized zone; demilitarised zone; DMZ
(second) Boer War (1899-1902)
Battle of Leyte Gulf (October 23-25, 1944)
Operation Tomodachi; United States Armed Forces assistance operation to support Japan in disaster relief following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
(engaging in a round of) mutual criticism; repeated attacks on each other
rivalry over winning the right to host an event; competition to lure (attract, invite) (institutions, manufacturing facilities, foreign tourists, etc.) to a locality
field ration; combat ration
playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating
Seven Warring States (Chinese history); Seven Kingdoms
biological warfare; bacteriological warfare; germ warfare
(second) Boer War (1899-1902)
flame-throwing tank; flame tank
War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748)
Donghak Peasant Revolution (Korea; 1894-1895)
(second) Boer War (1899-1902)
belligerent communities; armed resistance group
war memorial; memorial (monument) to war dead
German Peasants' War (1524-1525)
Franco-German War (i.e. the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871)
Patriotic War (Russian name for the war with Napoleon in 1812)
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
Great Northern War (1700-1721)
struggle for supremacy between evenly-matched armies (teams)
Battle of Dan-no-ura (final battle of the Genpei War; 1185)
chaos on the roads; (lit.) traffic war
(first) Indochina War (1946-1954)
push-button war; war started or ended with the push of a button (e.g. to launch a nuclear missile)
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War; (lit.) fifteen years' war
quarterfinal game of a tournament
national strategic special zone
class-B and class-C war criminals
Russo-German War (1941-1945)
Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878)
Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty; START
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
three-dimensional warfare
skirmish; prefinals (in games)
competitive lobbying; rivalry in campaigning (for and against)
Waseda-Meiji (baseball) game
Hon'inbō Tournament (annual professional go competition); Honinbo Tournament
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; CFE
war communism (Russia, 1918-1921); military communism
Sacred Wars (of Ancient Greece)
Continuation War (between Finland and the Soviet Union; 1941-1944)
game or series of games between the first and second place teams
exposure tactics; muckraking tactics
battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
theater missile defense (defence); TMD
Sino-French War (1884-1885)
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1654, 1665-1667, 1672-1674)
Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
French and Indian War (1754-1763)
Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
Spanish-American War (1898)
intermediate-range nuclear forces
tactical operations center; tactical operations centre
skirmish; prefinal (in games)
Six-Day War (June 5-10, 1967); Third Arab-Israeli War
strategy for dealing with China
Rikkyo-Meiji (baseball) game
match-up between wrestlers from different divisions who will probably 'switch' divisions in new ranking
Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)
combat electronic warfare intelligence
war-risk insurance; war insurance
go-slow tactics (of Japanese railway workers)
forward edge of the battle area
the three guardian deities in time of war (Marici, Mahakala and Vaisravana)
Three Alls Strategy (Japanese scorched earth policy during the second Sino-Japanese War)
salami tactics (divide and conquer process of threats and alliances used to overcome opposition)
price war; cutthroat competition
tactical air control center (centre)
Operation Ketsugō (Japanese military plan for responding to the Allied invasion of the homeland)
distribution strategy; channel strategy
explosive remnants of war; ERW
War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870); Paraguayan War
bonus-time sales offensive
strategic information system; SIS
interleague game between the Central and Pacific baseball leagues
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
(crime of) preparations or plots for private war
Anglo-Burmese Wars (1823-1826, 1852-1853, 1885-1887)
Italo-Turkish War (1911-1912)
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1654, 1665-1667, 1672-1674)
Sikh Wars (1845-1846, 1848-1849)
Cod Wars (conflicts between the United Kingdom and Iceland regarding fishing rights (1958, 1971, 1975))
Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878)
Turko-Egyptian Wars (1831-1833; 1839-1840)
Anglo-Mysore Wars (1766-1799)
Anglo-Maratha Wars (1777-1783, 1803-1805, 1817-1818)
Lapland War (between Finland and Germany; 1944-1945)
hybrid warfare; hybrid war
battlefield air interdiction
(baseball) game between Waseda and Tokyo universities
evolutionarily stable strategy; ESS
memorial service for the war dead
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; CFE
war of national liberation
Economic Strategy Council
slowdown strategy; go-slow tactics (of workers in a labor dispute)
infantry fighting vehicle
strategic reciprocity; mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests
leave-taking tactics; many employees taking paid leave at the same time as a form of industrial action
putting up a good fight against some odds
Foreign Intervention in Russia (1917-1922)
war-risk insurance; war insurance
obstructive tactics; harassing tactics
tactics of fighting a technologically advanced adversary with primitive weapons; sole reliance on simple determination (naive spiritualism) in fighting an overwhelming foe
tactical air control party
Italo-Turkish War (1911-1912)
German Peasants' War (1524-1525)
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
Anglo-Burmese Wars (1823-1826, 1852-1853, 1885-1887)
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation