management; administration; operation
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
pending question; unresolved problem
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
commander; general; leader
offense and defense; offence and defence
state of the war; war situation
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to make an appearance; to show up
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
death in battle; death on the battlefield
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
half the body; half length