army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
while; during; while; although; all; both
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to say; to tell; to state; to do
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
surrender (fall) of a castle
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors