three; three years of age
to step forward; to volunteer
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
8000; eight thousand; many
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
(necessary) personnel; required person
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
important point; strategic position; key point
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryo system); (arch.) forced labor
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to hold fast; to protect to the end
pride; boast; credit (to)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
wild beast; wild animal; brute
soldier; combatant; warrior
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both