sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
national defence; national defense
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
squad of swordsmen; unit armed with drawn swords; Battōtai; special police unit of swordsmen during the Satsuma Rebellion (1877)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
there is nothing; having nothing
unfortunately; regrettably
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to ask a question; to ask questions
instant; moment; for an instant
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to ask; to enquire; to query
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension