as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
safety; welfare; well-being
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
guess; conjecture; surmise
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
main cause; primary factor
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
key person; important person
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
perception; sensing; noticing
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person