all (there is); as long as there is
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
and; thereupon; because of that
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
second day of the month; two days
never mind!; don't worry about it
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
success or failure; outcome; result
private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)
commander; commanding officer; CO
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
(social) class; rank; grade
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
large number (of); many; majority
small number; few; minority
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
very great; enormous; serious
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
door; gate; opening; title page