mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
one's own army; one's own team
defense; defence; protection
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
recovery; rescue; recapture
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
possibility of participation; participation possibility
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
to attack; to assault; to assail
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
night attack; nocturnal assault
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
judgment; judgement; discernment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
direct connection; direct link
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
news; word; tidings; omen
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken