president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
responsibility; duty; obligation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
such; like that; that sort of; very
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
on the sea; surface of the sea
general idea; concept; notion
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
still; even now; to this day
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
throughout; all through; right through
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
logistics; supply; communications
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
great commander; famous commander
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)