war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
depending on; dependent on
sharing; division; draw; tie
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
armed forces; military; troops
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
impossible; unlikely; improbable
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
great difference; big difference; wide margin
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...