possession; occupation; occupancy
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
ordinary citizen; the general public
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
much less; to say nothing of
Japanese person; Japanese people
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
military strength; military personnel
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
emotional strength; force of will
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
greatest mistake of one's life
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
pupil; disciple; follower