(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
after that; afterwards; thereafter
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
study; pursuit of knowledge
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
leader; authority; mainstay
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
Mars (Roman god); Mars (planet)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
military officer; naval officer
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence