sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to change completely; to change suddenly
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
chance; opportunity; occasion
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
danger; peril; hazard; risk
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
minimum; at the very least
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
something; some kind of; for some reason
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
consideration; taking into account
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
tools and materials; equipment and materials
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation