aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
practice; practising; training; study
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
leaving everything up to someone else
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
understanding; comprehension
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
trend of the times; way things are going
to abandon; to leave behind
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
topography; geographical features
construction; establishment
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
make; workmanship; preparation
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
surrenderer; person who surrenders
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
veteran; reservist; ex-soldier
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
6th day of the month; six days
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
district governor (under the ritsuryō system)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi