to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
direct control; direct supervision
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
night watch; night guard; night shift
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
great victory; crushing victory
information; news; report; reward; retribution
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
with a single blow; with one stroke
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
battlefield; battleground
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
high ground; plateau; heights