preference; priority; precedence
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
one's first campaign; one's first battle
tension; mental strain; nervousness
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
true character; real nature
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
adds force or indicates command
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
danger; peril; hazard; risk
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
had better ...; had better not ...
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits