middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
urging soldiers to fight more vigorously
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to rush over; to run up to
Yamada Akiyoshi (1844.11.18-1892.11.11)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
leader; authority; mainstay
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
end of life; death; annihilation
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
Yamagata Aritomo (1838.6.14-1922.2.1)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840.11.9-1900.8.25)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
accurate; correct; precise; exact
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral