preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
guard; security guard; security officer
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
preface; introduction; preamble
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
retiring from military service
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
whispering into a person's ear
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
loud criticism; torrent of criticism; fierce denouncement (from many people); uproarious outcry
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to become possible; to become able to (do)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
distinctive; characteristic
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to help each other; to cooperate
to cultivate a better understanding
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
if so; in that case; in that situation
electric appliance store; electrician
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)