slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
strategist; tactician; schemer
be (that) as it may; having said that
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
troops outfitted with red armor (Sengoku and Edo periods)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
(of a horse) to be gagged
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
deceased father; late father
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
to show up; to appear; to turn up
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
go that far; to that extent
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
break in time; interruption; pause
prefix for forming ordinal numbers