position; location; base; point; site
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
a considerable number; a fair number
party; gang; company; squad
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to launch a surprise attack
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
locational advantage; advantageous position
site; point on a map; spot
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
(necessary) personnel; required person
other; another; over; more than; I; me
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that