fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
commander; general; leader
to serve; to work for; to attend
long military service; having experienced many battles
beginning; outset; first; onset
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
(one) could even say that
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
body; group; party; company; troupe
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
passing successfully (inspection, examination, etc.); passing through with no problems
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off