from here; from this place
hostile party; enemy side
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
systematisation; systematization
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
inside the encampment; within the camp
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
precarious situation; precarious state
opinion; point of view; visual point
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
moment's leisure; free minute
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
pre-war days; before the war
transfer; assignment; conveyance
passing through without stopping; passing by
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
life; living; I; me; student
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)