capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
work; business; company; study
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
major powers of the world; great powers
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
inside; interior; inner part
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
unloading (a ship); landing; disembarkation
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to be found; to be discovered
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic