baton (of command); order; command; direction
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to pile up; to accumulate
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
passing through without stopping; passing by
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to incur someone's enmity
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
management; administration; operation
viewing as a problem; problematizing
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
king; monarch; ruler; champion
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air