August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
will not do; do not; does not
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
this family; we; this house
to be able to manage somehow or another
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
now that; since; so long as; because
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
(within a) territory; domains
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to gather; to collect; to assemble
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself