(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
fort; stronghold; fortification
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
maintenance; preservation; improvement
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
February; second month of the lunar calendar
northern part; the north (of a region)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
young person; youth; young
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to glare at each other; to confront each other
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
main street; avenue; boulevard
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
school; proofreading; proof
school; school building; schoolhouse
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
other side; opposite side; other party
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine