civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
needless to say; it goes without saying that
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to comfort; to console; to amuse
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
authority; power; influence
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
practising martial arts; training in martial arts
large-scale maneuvers; large-scale manoeuvres; war games
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
appointment; assignment; promotion
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
February; second month of the lunar calendar
dojo (hall used for martial arts training)
great army; mighty host; whole army
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
shellfish; seashell; shell
small gong (used in gagaku)
armed forces; battle troops
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
parade; review (of troops)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
both armies; both teams; both sides
great stature; large build
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings