to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
knowing; (an) acquaintance
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
casualties; the killed and wounded
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
the very best; excellent; superb
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
listening device; bug; wiretap
many; numerous; various; large number of
as much as one can take or carry away
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
function; facility; faculty; feature
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
outbreak of war; starting a war
battle formation; military formation
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
from the viewpoint of; according to
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
directly opposite; right in front
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
military personnel; soldier
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem