ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
unique; peculiar; special
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
underground; subterranean
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
one's real father; natural father; biological father
fat; tallow; lard; grease
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
self-control; self-restraint
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to look down on; to make light of
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
daily meals; three regular meals a day
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
and yet; despite (all) that
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to relax; to feel at home
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier