main force; chief object; mainline
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
scene; spectacle; sight; view
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
several people; a few people
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
society; the world; the times
completely changed; totally transformed
on bad terms; at loggerheads
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
war; fighting; fierce competition
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
information; news; report; reward; retribution
leader; central personage
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate