back; rear; background; behind the scenes
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
behind; in the rear; in back
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be silent; to say nothing
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
commander; commanding officer; CO
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
hard struggle; strenuous effort
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
something or other; one thing or another; this or that