powerful army; strengthening of the military
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
probability; likelihood; chances
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
older sister; elder sister
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
somewhere; in some respects; in some way