beginning; outset; first; onset
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
after that; afterwards; thereafter
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
locational advantage; advantageous position
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
troops; group members; team members
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
Special Assault Team; SAT
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
flight; desertion; escape
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
almost every day; almost daily
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend