(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system); old man; white ash (of charcoal)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
offering oneself (for); volunteering (to do); coming forward; going ahead of others
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
both; many; various; together
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
trifling; trivial; insignificant
regulars; regular soldiers
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
woollen fabric; woollen cloth
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
veteran; reservist; ex-soldier
government forces; loyalist army
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(political) power; authority; influence
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to present; to offer; to dedicate
to say; to tell; to state; to do
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-