fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
sixth day of the month; six days
to check; to stop; to keep back
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
military forces; hosts; troops
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
along the road; along the way
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
how long; how far; how much
otherwise; if not; or else
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once