victory or defeat; match; contest; game
many; much; plenty; hardly
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
amount of material resources
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
number of persons; personnel
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
combat power; fighting strength
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
unanticipated; unexpected
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
trusting too much; overestimating ability
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to get strong; to gain strength
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
from now; from this moment; henceforth
existence; being; life; survival
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People