war; fighting; fierce competition
prohibition; inhibition; ban
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
motherland; fatherland; native country
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
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
battlefield; battleground
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
use; utilization; utilisation; application
economic blockade; embargo
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
consequence; outcome; result; blame
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
because of; owing to; due to
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
breach of contract; default
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
how long; how much; to what extent
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess