army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
countermeasure; counter-measure
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
high efficiency; high performance
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
disparity in technology; technological gap; technology gap
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
inspection; examination; survey
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
appeal; call for something; request; axiom