chief; main; principal; major
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
port city; harbor city; harbour city
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(wind or human-powered) warship
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
unprecedented; never seen before
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
armour (e.g. tank); armor
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
surroundings; environs; circumference
incident; affair; happening; event
to stop walking; to pause
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent