declaration; proclamation; announcement
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
individual; private person; personal; private
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
society; public; community; social studies
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
protuberant; paunchy; idly
recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
every other; second; alternate
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
good prospects; full of hope; promising
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to prostrate oneself before
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
to lead; to direct; to take command
make; workmanship; preparation
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
influential person; man of importance
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
petty; trivial; insignificant; trifling
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
equipment; harness; fittings
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to bring back; to restore
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)