war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
literally; to the letter; literal
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
proper; right; reasonable
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher