setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
(Edo-period) jail warden; jailer
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
book of (trade) secrets; secrets; study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
officers and soldiers; soldiers
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
Sun Tzu (Chinese general and strategist, 544-496 BCE)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
very wealthy person; millionaire
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk