tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
book; volume; this; present; main; head
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
superb view; picturesque scenery
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
being dotted with; being scattered
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
major powers of the world; great powers
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")