to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
several people; a few people
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
great success; happy result; good result
political principle, policy or platform
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
inner citadel; core; center; centre
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
that; the matter in question
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
duty; function; office; mission; task
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
massing (of troops); gathering
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
himself; yourself; herself
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
that day; the very same day