dozens; scores of; decades
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
operation; functioning; running
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
form; method; system; formula
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
though; notwithstanding; although
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
strong nation; powerful country
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
relation; connection; affinity
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
military officer; naval officer
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
art of war; strategy; tactics
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention