offensive (movement); aggression
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to play a leading role; to play a central part
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
as (for); for; in the capacity of
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
southern part; the south (of a region)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
safety zone; traffic island
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
study; diligence; discount; reduction
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
domestic affairs; internal administration
to concern; to be related
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out