to take (be in) charge of
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
overall; general; as a whole
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
ratio; proportion; percentage
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to be able to manage somehow or other
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
high-capacity; high-volume
right under; directly below; right beneath
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to become completely chilled