companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
due form; official; formality
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
main force; chief object; mainline
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
towards the Soviet Union; with the Soviet Union
series of battles; successive battles
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
it hasn't been long since
national polity; National Athletic Meet
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
northwestern part; the northwest
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
outline; summary; gist; basic points
watchful waiting; careful supervision
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
reaching; attaining; arrival
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
information bureau; intelligence department
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
secret military agency; secret service