stationing (troops); occupancy
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
salty sea breeze; salt wind
state funeral; national funeral
to claim victims; to cause casualties
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
shore; bank (of a body of water)
in the earth; in the ground; underground
form of government; system of government; polity
before it happens; previously
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
battle of wits; contest of wits
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
bend; curvature; deflection
slipping one's hand beneath the opponent's arm and latching on to the underside of his belt
government service; official position; civil service
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
admiration; being impressed (by)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
many people; a large number of people
flesh-color; flesh-colour
yellowish; tinged with yellow
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least