at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
armaments; military preparations
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
strength; power; proficiency; ability
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
urban areas; the streets; town; city
transport; transportation
training; drill; practice; discipline
on hand; readily available
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
work; business; company; study
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(on the) bank of a large river
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow