army;  armed forces;  military authorities;  team;  group
 to stop;  to turn off;  to park;  to prevent;  to suppress (a cough);  to stop (someone from doing something);  to dissuade
 but;  however;  (and) yet;  nevertheless;  still;  for all that
 to advance;  to go forward;  to precede;  to go ahead (of);  to make progress;  to improve;  to deepen
 more and more;  increasingly;  extremely;  very
 assistance;  help;  helper;  babe;  chick;  broad
 gun;  cannon;  artillery;  ordnance
 up to now;  so far;  traditional;  conventional;  usual
 kin;  catty;  pound (unit of weight);  loaf (of bread)
 long (distance, length);  long (time);  protracted;  prolonged
 lower reaches (of a river);  bottom;  lower part;  lower half (of the body, esp. the privates);  feces (faeces);  end
 to that extent;  accordingly;  that being the case;  that state;  that condition
 counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.);  counter for bullets
 far away;  distant place;  long ago;  far back;  by far
 flying;  leaping;  zero;  naught;  flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo);  running out of points (zero or fewer)
 Itagaki Taisuke (1837-1919)
 big gamble;  big plunge;  big mountain
 circumference;  outskirts;  environs;  (computer) peripheral
 in succession;  one by one
 to obey (an order, law, etc.);  to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.);  to follow (a person);  to accompany;  to go alongside (e.g. a river);  to follow (e.g. a sign)
 while;  during;  while;  although;  all;  both
 Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
 war clouds;  threat of war
 to approach;  to draw near;  to be imminent;  to press (someone for something);  to urge;  to compel
 inside;  interior;  among;  within;  middle;  center;  during
 aid;  help;  assistance;  assistant;  counselor;  counsellor
 again;  once more;  a second time
 to rise;  to go up;  to enter (esp. from outdoors);  to come in;  to enter (a school);  to advance to the next grade;  to get out (of water)
 et cetera;  etc.;  or something;  the likes of;  for example;  for instance
 already;  now;  no longer;  not any more
 nonsense;  no meaning;  meaningless
 to crush (with one's hands);  to kill a proposal;  to shelve;  to table (remove from consideration)
 to harm;  to hurt;  to injure;  to damage
 indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
 to bend a bow;  to shoot an arrow;  to rise up against;  to rebel against
 to fix upon (one-sidedly);  to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case;  to scold;  to take (a person) to task
 adds force or indicates command