attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
ten; 10; ten years of age
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
space; interval; space character; whitespace
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to pitch camp; to set up camp
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
party; gang; company; squad
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule