to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
town; city; municipal; urban
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to attack; to assault; to assail
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to state; to express; to mention
planned; scheduled; systematic
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
villain; baddie; the villain's part
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
rather; sooner; preferably
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
military strength; military personnel
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to gather; to collect; to assemble
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
horse tack; horse gear; harness
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
munitions; military stores
of course; certainly; naturally
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
drama; theatre; theater; play