behind; in the rear; in back
supply; supplying; replenishment
logistics; supply; communications
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
in one's own way or style
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
morning; (arch.) next morning
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
overnight; since last night
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
war situation; progress of a battle
northern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Union Army during the American Civil War)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
registration; accession; register; entry; record
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail