good news; happy news; glad tidings
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
protracted war; war of attrition
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
great commander; famous commander
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
on countless occasions; many a time
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration