shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
curtain; field staff headquarters; secret meeting place
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
evening star; Vesper; Hesperus; Venus in the evening sky
taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
to tumble down; to roll down
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
privy purse; money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
requisition; commandeering; conscription
same hole (in which to live); gang; group
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
the Emperor's person or presence
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation