war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
cheap article; poor quality article
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to die; to lay down life's burden
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
Japanese person; Japanese people
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
power; might; authority; influence
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
step; stride; counter for steps
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust