just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
governments of various countries
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
massing (of troops); gathering
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
supply; supplying; replenishment
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to unfold; to unroll; to open
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)