to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
commander; commanding officer; CO
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
attack; drive; advance; invasion
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
defense; defence; protection
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
prohibition; inhibition; ban
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
site; point on a map; spot
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
countermeasure; counter-measure
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
nice person; good-natured person