training; drill; practice; discipline
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
decrease; reduction; decline
cannot be helped; unavoidable
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
presumption; assumption; estimation
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
environment; circumstance
in the face of; in defiance of
soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
cannot be compared with; no match for
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
main force; chief object; mainline
direct control; direct supervision
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging