smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
several times (as large, over)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
one's post; place of work; workplace
tide; current; tendency; trend
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
the same night; that night
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
Akamatsu Enshin (1277-1350)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be smeared; to be covered
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
groom; footman; steward; intendant; (arch.) head of an institution, esp. religious; (arch.) head of one institution serving also as the head of another
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
congratulation; celebration
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
death and injury; being killed or injured
guessing beforehand; conjecture in advance
having a complete knowledge (of); knowing everything (about); knowing thoroughly; being well acquainted (with)