war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
tag (children's game); tig
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to sink (into); to get depressed
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(present) head of a family
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
royal capital; imperial capital
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
I see; that's right; indeed
planned; scheduled; systematic
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
outbreak of war; starting a war
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance