to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
rule; reign; government; governing
true state; actual condition; reality
to become clear; to be made public
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
hostile party; enemy side
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
very; much; greatly; a lot of
namely; that is (to say); in other words
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
prospects of victory; chances of success
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
in person; personally; directly
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
possible; likely; probable
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to pull out a fish; to lure
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
one by one; one after another; successively
aggression; invasion; raid