last minute; eleventh hour
great cause; moral law; justice
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
clause; article; stipulations
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
application; application software; application; putting into use; application; request
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
going straight on; going straight ahead
northerly (wind); from the north
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
both armies; both teams; both sides
several weeks; a few weeks
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
source of information; intelligence source; message source
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
news programme; news program
armed group; armed insurgents
regulars; regular soldiers
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover