to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
whole nation; whole land; whole country
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to watch over; to watch attentively
failure; mistake; blunder
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
position; location; base; point; site
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to pass (of time); to elapse
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
going into battle; departure for the front
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
sixth day of the month; six days
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
director (of the ritsuryo-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
from here; from this place
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh