hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
comparatively; relatively
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
on bad terms; at loggerheads
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance