ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
general mobilization; general mobilisation
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
defense; defence; protection
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
flying column; detached force
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
each and all; every single one; everybody
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to torment; to harass; to tease
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 ...); (somebody's) side
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
in perfect form; going swimmingly
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
matter of time; question of time