lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one group; one squad; group one; squad one; entire group; entire squad
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
war; battle; match; game; competition
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
tide; current; tendency; trend
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
means; way; method; measure
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
existence; being; presence
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
several people; a few people
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
time; season; period; phase; stage
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble