one's first campaign; one's first battle
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
national border; provincial border
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
mountain range; mountain belt
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
from the viewpoint of; according to
huge win; overwhelming victory
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
still (continuing); as ever; further
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something