helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
thicket; coppice; brushwood
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
covered in mud; mud-caked
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
100,000; hundred thousand
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to stop walking; to pause
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
instead; but (on the other hand)
military of the Empire of Japan
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
dozens; scores of; decades
millions; several million; a few million
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict