war situation; progress of a battle
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
how many months?; how long?
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
opening fully; full throttle; full power
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
action; operation; effect; function
to join together; to combine; to join up
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
putting into operation; invocation
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout