husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
power map; power structure; power relationships
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
distinguished war service; merit of war
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
rival; competitor; competition
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
strategy meeting; council of war
strategist; tactician; schemer
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
to look down on; to make light of
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible