(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
guard; sentinel; garrison
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
armament; soldier's equipment
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
art of war; strategy; tactics
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
military strength; military personnel
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
logistics; supply; communications
regiment of military policemen
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
priest soldier; warrior monk
military service; conscription
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
remnants of a defeated army
leading private (Imperial Japanese Army); leading seaman (Imperial Japanese Navy)
regulars; regular soldiers
body guard; military escort
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
armed forces; battle troops
private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
long-serving soldier; veteran
military science; strategy; tactics
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
parade; review (of troops)
small build; small stature
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
remnants of a defeated army
powerful army; strengthening of the military
(Japanese Imperial Navy) chief warrant-officer
arsenal; ordnance factory; armoury; armory
great stature; large build
lethal weapon; deadly device
enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
soldier; tactician; strategist
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
sick and wounded soldiers
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)
guard of honor; guard of honour
to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops
batman; officer's orderly
grenadier; grenade thrower
kiheitai (irregular militia during the Bakumatsu period)
government soldier; officers and other ranks; officers and enlisted
(army unit of) conscripted farmers
old soldier; veteran; old hand
tactician; strategist; master swordsman
agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers
supply line; line of communications
military review; (military) parade
irregular soldiers; commandos
physical examination (given at conscription)
righteous army (esp. in Korea); member of a righteous army; irregular militia
armored personnel carrier; APC
Transportation Corps (service branch of the Imperial Japanese Army)
conscription; draft system
extremely powerful weapon (e.g. nuclear); (lit.) reaction weapon
separation of farmers and samurai (system in effect from the Azuchi-Momoyama period until the Edo period)
conscription ordinance; conscription law; draft; Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)
the art of war; strategy; tactics
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
militia; paramilitary group
traveling entertainer who wears a lion mask and does tumbling acts
ministry in charge of military affairs (ritsuryo period); military command body (early Meiji period)
armory; armoury; arsenal; ordnance department
disabled soldier; crippled soldier
dummy supporters (e.g. for sports team); dummy soldiers (e.g. left behind when evacuating)
marines (former Japanese Navy)
compulsory military service
battle; war; (arch.) weapons and armour; (arch.) arms
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
exemption from military service; draft exemption
armory; armoury; arms factory; arsenal
terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China); terracotta warriors and horses
Siberia Intervention (1918-1922); Siberian Expedition
chief petty officer (IJN); petty officer first class (US Navy)
inhumane weapons; weapon against humanity
a personal guard or bodyguard
draft evasion; evading conscription
brave soldier; brave warrior
the Imperial Army; heaven-send army
food for soldiers and noncommissioned officers
biological and chemical weapons
inhumane weapons; weapon against humanity
front line of (trenches for) deployed soldiers
toy soldier; soldier figurine
Taiwan Expedition (punitive expedition by the Japanese military forces; 1874)
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
specialist (US Army enlisted rank)
policy of increasing national prosperity and military power
evading military service; draft dodging
evading military service; draft dodging; draft evasion
instruction in martial arts
hostilities; beginning of hostilities
black (i.e. African-American) soldier; buffalo soldier
young man (between 15 and 25 years old)
disabled soldier; crippled soldier
conscript; draftee; selectee; inductee
Invasion of Ryukyu (1609)
chemical weapons ban treaty
force reduction; troop reduction
Military Service Law (1927-1945)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
a little learning is a dangerous thing
a little learning is a dangerous thing
petty officer (IJN, RN); petty officer second class (USN)
don't be a sore loser; don't make excuses for your failures; (lit.) a defeated general should not talk of strategy
petty officer third class (USN)
a little learning is a dangerous thing
logistics; supply; communications
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty; START
naval militia; maritime militia
female hairstyle starting from the Keicho period
paratrooper; parachutist; parachute trooper
whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
hick; country bumpkin; yokel
hick; country bumpkin; yokel
a little learning is a dangerous thing
a little learning is a dangerous thing
a little learning is a dangerous thing
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
female hairstyle starting from the Keicho period
guard of honor; guard of honour
the point of a sword; the advance of an army
draft exemption; exemption from conscription
infantry fighting vehicle
intermediate-range nuclear forces
system of universal conscription
Defeat is inevitable for an overconfident army; Being arrogant and overconfident inevitably leads to defeat (failure); Pride comes before a fall
strategy of close-quarters fighting
conquest of the three Koreas (legendary military invasion of the Korean kingdoms; 3rd century CE)
United Nations Special Commission; UNSCOM
yokohyōgo; yoko-hyogo; extravagant female hairstyle worn by oiran courtesans
conscientious objector; CO
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
1995 Okinawa rape incident; kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa
coming of age ceremony where boys get a new loincloth and girls a new underskirt
active and (first) reserve duty
old soldiers never die; they just fade away
old soldiers never die; they just fade away
binary weapon; binary chemical weapon
draft refuser; draft objector
draft refuser; draft objector
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier; infantry battle; battle between infantry
weapons and armour; soldier; battle; war
Shimohyōgo Station (Wakayama)
razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatus)
hebesu (var. of citrus fruit from Miyazaki); hebezu