centrally placed troops (usu. under general's direct command)
 rank (of troops);  line;  formation;  array;  procession
 admission;  incorporation;  enlistment;  enrollment
 to take more time than expected;  to take a long time;  to be delayed
 party;  group;  crew;  company (of troops);  corps;  unit
 interval;  period of time;  among;  between;  good opportunity;  chance
 The End;  Finis;  completion;  conclusion;  providing fully
 I fear that it's likely that;  with all due respect
 side (esp. of a waterbody);  edge;  bank;  shore
 Buddhist temple;  religious building;  church;  cathedral
 gate;  branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master;  division;  phylum;  counter for cannons
 shade;  shadow;  behind (something);  other side;  background;  behind the scenes
 while at a distance;  indirectly;  casually
 may;  might;  perhaps;  may be;  possibly
 to search for;  to look for;  to hunt for;  to search (a house, pocket, etc.);  to search through;  to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
 like;  similar to;  (I) think (that);  (I) have a feeling (that);  feels like;  feels similar to
 Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
 Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
 road;  path;  route;  way;  distance;  journey;  road (e.g. to victory)
 surplus-;  excess-;  over-;  per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
 pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters;  having a tendency towards;  being close to
 district;  region;  the country;  countryside;  civilian society
 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water);  fluid (esp. in an animal tissue);  liquid;  flood;  floodwaters;  water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
 umbrella;  parasol;  something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat;  shade (of a lamp);  mushroom cap
 finally;  at last;  barely;  narrowly;  gradually;  little by little
 seventh day of the month;  seven days
 eighth day of the month;  eight days
 to be seen;  to be in sight;  to look;  to seem;  to come
 yatsuhashi;  cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto);  zigzag bridge
 whole army;  whole team;  all armies;  all teams
 feeling;  sensation;  emotion;  interjection
 argument;  discussion;  theory (e.g. of evolution);  doctrine;  essay;  treatise
 fletcher;  arrow maker;  fletching;  arrow-making
 both (hands, parents, sides, etc.);  counter for carriages (e.g. in a train);  counter for vehicles;  ryō;  tael;  ryō;  pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
 general;  admiral;  head;  chief;  old chap;  mate
 (in a) long time;  long time (ago);  while (ago);  long ago;  long while (ago);  (in a) long while
 story;  tale;  narrative;  account;  fable;  legend