wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
town; city; municipal; urban
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
nesting hole; burrow; den
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to launch a surprise attack
short distance; short range; short-haul
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
to save; to leave over; to spare
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
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
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to flare up; to burst into flames
nomadic tribe; nomadic people; nomadic race
the very best; excellent; superb
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)