time (three times, each time, etc.); times
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
remnants of a defeated army
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
postwar period; period after Second World War
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
final; eventual; ultimate
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
already; now; no longer; not any more
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
inside; interior; inner part
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
way of speaking; intimation
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
support; backing; patronage
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause