military forces; hosts; troops
simplified version; abridged edition
concealment; suppression; hiding
using together (jointly); used at the same time
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
stairs; stairway; staircase
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
several people; a few people
to be badly made; to fail
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
tedious; boring; being fed up with
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
outside world; physical world
ladder form of "high" kanji
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
battlefield; battleground
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land