occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
training; drill; practice; discipline
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to raise one's voice; to shout
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
posture; position; stance
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
individual; private person; personal; natural person
armed might; military power; the sword; force
after that; afterwards; thereafter
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to trample; to crush underfoot
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
favorite; favourite; habitually used
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
several people; a few people
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability