800,000; eight hundred thousand
half and half; fifty-fifty
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
divide into four pieces; one fourth
mobilization; mobilisation
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
(navigable) canal; waterway
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
daily allowance; daily wages
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
planned; scheduled; systematic
each prefecture; all prefectures
main road; main thoroughfare
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
base (military, expedition, etc.)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
number of persons; personnel
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
prospects of victory; chances of success
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
loss of spirit; dejection
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
moral character or consciousness