(social) position; status
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
extermination; annihilation
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
battle formation; military formation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
commander; general; leader
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns