system; organization; organisation; architecture
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
firm; strong; solid; stable
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
such; this sort of; like this
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to be helpful; to be useful
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
general mobilization; full mobilization
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
time; hour; period; class
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to some extent; to a certain extent
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
reopening; resumption; restarting
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
difficult to ...; hard to ...
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)