platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander
to gather; to collect; to assemble
baton (of command); order; command; direction
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
second team; reserve team; farm team; second-string players
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
individual; one by one; separate; each
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
high steward; grand master
enemy's strength; enemy's fighting power; enemy army; enemy forces
small military force; numerically inferior force
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
descendant; progeny; offspring
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began