background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
old soldier; veteran; old hand
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
level ground; plain; flatland
up in a tree; in the trees
riding fast; driving a horse fast
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
head house (family); birthplace; originator
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
tide; current; tendency; trend
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
as everyone knows; needless to point out
director of a district (ritsuryo system)
great army; mighty host; whole army
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
the deceased; the departed
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
military service; combat experience
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
importance; emphasis; stress
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication