congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
centrally placed troops (usu. under general's direct command)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
one day; (on) a certain day
such; this sort of; like this
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
pride; boast; credit (to)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
messenger; envoy; emissary
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
surely (not); certainly (not)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to attack; to assault; to assail
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to make sense; to be meaningful
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that matter; those matters
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette