intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
entry; going into; approach
to come to one's senses; to calm down
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
all-out attack; general offensive
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
course; route; path; process; stages
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
traditional; customary; conventional
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
minimum; at the very least
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
violation of territorial sovereignty; intrusion into territory
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
recovery; rescue; recapture
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
how many people; a number of people