to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
commodore; brigadier general
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
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; one's time (to act); one's chance
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
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
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
what kind of; what sort of; what
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