battle formation;  camp;  encampment;  group;  gang;  war
 summoning circle;  magic circle (esp. in fictional settings);  magic square
 to encamp;  to take up positions
 camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.);  faction (of a party);  military camp;  encampment;  cantonment
 going into battle;  departure for the front
 battle formation;  military formation
 troop headquarters;  stronghold;  inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
 battle formation;  lineup (e.g. for a game)
 one's first campaign;  one's first battle
 forming a circle;  circular formation (orig. in battle);  huddle;  ring
 one's own ground;  one's own position;  one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
 taking command of a corps in a battle;  command exercised by the leader of a group
 labour pains;  labor pains;  birth pains;  contractions
 inside the encampment;  within the camp
 battle formation;  battle array;  lineup (of a team, etc.);  cast;  staff
 to form a circle;  to stand in a circle
 to pitch camp;  to set up camp
 to encamp;  to take up a position
 square formation (of troops);  magic square
 fighting with one's back to the wall;  having burnt one's bridges;  last stand;  from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
 battle array;  battle formation;  battlefield
 resignation;  stepping down;  retirement;  retreat;  decamping;  withdrawal
 sword battle (staged for television, etc.);  sword fight
 rear guard;  reserve troops
 inner sanctum;  inner temple;  inner shrine;  sanctuary;  chancel
 press corps;  group of reporters
 visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort;  visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
 children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base;  taking a place;  securing a position
 to encamp;  to take up positions
 criminal investigation squad (team)
 ancient soldier's hat;  common soldier;  rank and file (of a political party)
 arriving at camp (military);  (a court noble) attending a government office
 faculty;  professorate;  group of professors
 single line (of ships);  single line formation;  line of battle
 to take a firm stand;  to argue about
 to win one's first battle (game, match)
 order to go into battle;  order given on the field of battle
 fighting as a volunteer mercenary
 each encampment;  strong (wind);  fierce;  intermittent
 summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615 CE)
 bell or gong used to signal soldiers
 disposition of troops;  battle formation
 Nishijin silk fabrics;  Nishijin brocade
 (construction of an) argument
 may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
 winter campaign of the siege of Osaka (1614 CE)
 outer sanctum;  nave;  transept
 competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)
 field ration (Sengoku period)
 bell or gong used to signal soldiers
 summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615 CE)
 may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
 visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort;  visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
 opposing side;  opposite camp;  opposition
 may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
 Nishijin silk fabrics;  Nishijin brocade
 to win one's first battle (game, match)
 backbench member (Parliament, Congress, Diet);  backbencher;  minor politician
 winter campaign of the siege of Osaka (1614 CE)
 sword fight scene choreographer
 Braxton-Hicks contractions;  practice contractions;  false labor pains
 each encampment;  strong (wind);  fierce;  intermittent
 single column (in marching)
 (lineup of authors engaged in a) war of words
 hypotonic contractions (during labor (labour));  uterine inertia;  weak labor;  weak labour;  slow labor;  slow labour
 common soldier;  rank and file (of a political party)
 dried citrus peel (esp. of a satsuma mandarin) used as seasoning and in traditional Chinese medicine;  chenpi
 forward edge of the battle area
 ABCD encirclement (embargoes against Japan by America, Britain, China, and the Dutch starting in 1940)