mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
simultaneous; all at once
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
most part; greater part; majority
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
in the same way as; just like
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
specialization; specialisation
invisibly; secretly; privately
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
short distance; close range
war; battle; match; game; competition
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
comparatively; relatively
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)