troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
behind; in the rear; in back
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
supply; supplying; replenishment
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
night attack; nocturnal assault
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
along the river; riverside
detour; circumvention; turning movement
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
right in the center (centre)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to run through; to run past
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
direct unforked road; straight path
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
while; during; while; although; all; both