although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to encamp; to take up positions
locational advantage; advantageous position
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
than; from; out of; except; but; more
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
one group; one squad; group one; squad one; entire group; entire squad
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
beginning; outset; first; onset
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
woman; female; feminine gender
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
negotiations; discussions; connection