approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
when it becomes; when it comes to
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
primeval forest; virgin forest
beyond that point; after that
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
flying column; detached force
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
one (thing); one piece; one item
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
scale; scope; plan; structure
if it is (the case that ...)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to check; to stop; to keep back