vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
counter for chairs or seats
armoured vehicle; armored vehicle
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
how; in what way; circumstances
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
aquatic products; fisheries
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
anti-ship; anti-warship; anti-surface
main battery; main armament
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
I see; that's right; indeed
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet