putting into operation; invocation
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
strongest ever; most powerful in history
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
war; fighting; fierce competition
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
going into battle; departure for the front
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
immediately; right away; on the spot
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
battle formation; military formation
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
head; lead; vanguard; first
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
advance; moving forward; progress
to squash; to crush; to flatten
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
small number; few; minority
extensive; vast range; wide scope