suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops
death in battle; death on the battlefield
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
field ration (Sengoku period)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
clever; of quick intellect
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
workaholic; person who is totally devoted to his work
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
(one's) older brother; foolish older brother
to achieve greatness; to achieve success
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
estrangement; alienation; sowing discord; driving a wedge
to be soldierly; to be martial
baton (of command); order; command; direction