to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to be born; to come into the world
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
in succession; one after another
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
soon; shortly; before long
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
to make sense; to be meaningful
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
in order; in turn; one by one
posture; position; stance
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
our country; our land; one's own country
to concern; to be related
offender; criminal; culprit
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
leader; authority; mainstay
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them