adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
wound suffered in a fight
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
defense; defence; defensive preparations
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
military campaign; battle; war
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
inner structure; internal anatomy
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
hastily made; improvised preparation
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
offensive camp; team at bat
locational advantage; advantageous position
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
construction at top speed
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
complete victory; total victory
castle tower; keep; donjon
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
course; route; path; process; means
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
desperation; struggle to the death
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
line of spears held at the ready
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
alone; unaided; away from home