town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
war; battle; match; game; competition
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be silent; to say nothing
every person; every mouth; every entrance
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
level ground; plain; flatland
if it is the case that ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
useful thing; usable article