article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
fuel consumption; gas mileage
these guys; these fellows
when it comes to ...; as for ...
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
rule; government; administration
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
great person; eminent figure
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to be handed down from generation to generation
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
bribe; sweetener; douceur
rule by military force; military rule; (way of the) conqueror; path of supremacy
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
green calabash; unripe gourd; pale and sickly person; pallid and thin person
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
art of war; strategy; tactics
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
to blaze; to burn brightly
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
airborne troops; paratroops