acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
countermeasure; counter-measure
base (military, expedition, etc.)
voyage; passage; travelling
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
lot (production); batch; lotto
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
private citizen; civilian
frequency (of occurrence)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
capable of anything; liable to do
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
person of letters; literary person
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
return fire; shooting back
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to call each other; to call out to one another