topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
chair; stool; post; office; position
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
opposite side; opposition
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
number of persons; personnel
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
taking charge; management
permission; assent; compliance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
armed forces; military; troops
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
as; because; with; due to
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
forcibly; against one's will
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown