intelligence gathering; information gathering
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
small sum (of money); small amount
physical condition; state of health; shape
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
several weeks; a few weeks
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
spy; secret agent; spying
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
reopening; resumption; restarting
return; relapse; recurrence
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
in the state; within the state
sense of unity; sense of oneness
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude