about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
100,000; hundred thousand
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
commandant; commanding officer; general
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
performance of one's official duties
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
defense; defence; fielding
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
commissioned officer; military officer
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault