childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
strategist; tactician; schemer
General Staff Headquarters
vice-minister; undersecretary
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
commodore; brigadier general
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
participation; joining; entry; adherence
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
consequence; outcome; result; blame
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
same crime; being equally guilty
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
now; the present time; just now; another; more
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
danger; peril; hazard; risk
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to have a talk; to tell a story