to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
outside of one's area of expertise
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
arrangement; pact; agreement
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
independent action; acting alone
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
national defence; national defense
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
direct descent; direct line
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
strong pressure; heavy pressure
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
mask; disguise; guise; mask
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
outbreak of war; starting a war
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
and so; therefore; for that reason
reign; being on the throne
political structure or mechanism
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
ruler; monarch; sovereign