offensive (movement); aggression
activity; activity; (the) active
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
unable to resist; unable to suppress
fault; flaw; weak point; shortcoming
latent disposition; inner feelings
meditation; silent contemplation
secrecy; highly classified information
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
feeling of a house or a room
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
countermeasure; counter-measure
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
to give directions; to issue instructions
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to despair of; to see the vanity of
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time