taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
to be lacking in options; to be too few
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
intelligence gathering; information gathering
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
force (bulldoze) one's way through
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
covert action; covert operations
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
strategist; tactician; schemer
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
god of war; (fig.) war hero
job title; name of one's position
headquarters; head office; main office
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
artificial incubation; artificial hatching
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
superiority complex; sense of superiority
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
very likely; very probable
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
to fold up; to fold into layers
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)