shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
that is to say; so that means
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
such ... as; or some such
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
person who has rendered distinguished service
Minister for Foreign Affairs
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
near; close; beside; third person
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype