eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
stone (used for throwing)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
one day; (on) a certain day
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
stealthily; secretly; in secret
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
pickled vegetables; pickles
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
military science; strategy; tactics
professor; teaching; instruction
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist, 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BC); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)
taking turns reading, explaining, etc.; round-table (discussion)
to be conspicuous; to attract public attention
investigation; inquiry; research; study; consideration; deliberation
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to take away; to carry off
assertion; declaration; affirmation
respect (epistolary usage)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
headquarters; head office; main office
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
medical science; medicine
one's long-cherished desire
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to knit one's brows; to frown