war situation; progress of a battle
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
wherein; therein; thereinto
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
first cry of a newborn baby
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
don't you think?; indicates question
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to cease; to stop; to be over
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to order; to command; to appoint
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
already; now; no longer; not any more