to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
danger; peril; hazard; risk
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
besides; in addition; also; moreover
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
armed forces; military; troops
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
re-education; retraining; in-service training
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
training; drill; practice; discipline
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
after that; afterwards; thereafter
depending on; dependent on
scale; scope; plan; structure
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
while; during; performed in this condition
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
war; fighting; fierce competition