again; once more; a second time
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
though; notwithstanding; although
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to feel; to sense; to experience
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)