town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
end of life; death; annihilation
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to jump into; to rush into
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
big man; large man; tall man; giant
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to fight to the last (death)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
from the beginning; from scratch
skill; dexterity; proficiency
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
belligerence; fighting spirit
evil spirit; demon; devil
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to throw into; to dump in together
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal