war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
alarming; worrisome; of concern
local anesthetic; local anaesthetic
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(opening of a) wound; cut
administration (of medicine); giving medication
after the end (of something)
to recover consciousness; to come to
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
to telephone; to make a phone call
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
tide; current; tendency; trend
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
intelligence gathering; information gathering
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court