offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
sexually transmitted disease; STD; sexually transmitted infection; STI; venereal disease; VD
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
each place; various places
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
different thing; another question; different case
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
considerably; greatly; a lot
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
covered with; stained; smeared
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
strategy meeting; council of war
in terms of; from the point of view of
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
combat power; fighting strength