companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
putting into operation; invocation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
power; might; authority; influence
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
reopening; resumption; restarting
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
third day of the month; three days
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
day after day; day by day
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
metre; meter; meter; gauge
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
action; operation; effect; function
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression