wife and children; (arch.) wife
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
tenth day of the month; ten days
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
leading; guiding; commanding
(on the) bank of a large river
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)
plants which flower in autumn (fall)
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
the other day; a few days ago
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
long snake; long line (of people, etc.)
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
care; precaution; guarding; caution
five most important temples of a region
capturing something alive
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
endemic disease; local disease
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
going into battle; departure for the front
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice