to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction
arms buildup; military expansion
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
selection; choice; picking out
one-by-one; separately; in detail
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
troops; group members; team members
military strength; military personnel
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
true state; actual condition; reality
intelligence agency; secret service
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
brave warrior; hero; brave man
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
the reverse; other side; lining
good; goodness; right; virtue
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
command; lead; generalship; leadership