twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
river; stream; River; the ... river
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
one's first campaign; one's first battle
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
way; method; means; resource; course
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
adds force or indicates command
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)