underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
last ray of hope; only hope
to look away; to turn away
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
guard; sentinel; garrison
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
Baeck; Bech; Beck; Becque; Bek; Boeckh
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
general; popular; common; typical
order; discipline; regularity; system; method