for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
technical skill; ability; capacity
educational institution; school; academy; campus
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
commander; commanding officer; CO
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
one's first campaign; one's first battle
if it is (the case that ...)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
the same generation; coeval
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
of course; certainly; naturally
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
(one small) fine-tuning; reworking; easily beating; easily defeating
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)