to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
border (between countries); national border
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
(national) capital (city); metropolis
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
intelligence gathering; information gathering
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
this sort of; this type of
difference; variation; difference
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to attract interest; to capture attention
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan