it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
war; fighting; fierce competition
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
maintaining the status quo
to be prolonged; to drag on
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to discuss; to talk together
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
fort; stronghold; fortification
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
dukedom; duchy; principality
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
on the sea; surface of the sea
supply; supplying; replenishment
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
due form; official; formality