fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
covering; protection; backing; relief
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
before the gate; in front of the gate
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
if things go wrong; if the worst happens
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to begin; to set about; to start
open; spacious; extensive
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
figuratively speaking; metaphorically speaking; so to speak; to use a figure of speech
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of