military campaign; battle; war
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
ruler and ruled; master and servant
subordinate position; lower position
hardships of poverty; serious poverty
backwater; (arch.) standing with one's back to water (river, lake, etc.)
overripeness; full maturity; full development
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
3000; three thousand; many
bitter experience (ordeal)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
civilized nation; civilised nation
defense; defence; protection
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
history of a nation; Japanese history
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to establish; to formulate
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
chance (of success); odds
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
commander; commanding officer; CO
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand