twenty-sixth day of the month;  twenty-six days
 early dawn;  grey of morning;  gray of morning
 this time;  now;  next time;  another time;  recently;  lately
 (ancient) Japan;  Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
 river;  stream;  River;  the ... river
 (common) soldier;  rank and file;  army;  troops;  warfare;  strategy
 to lead;  to spearhead (a group);  to command (troops)
 to do;  to carry out;  to cause to become;  to make (into);  to serve as;  to act as;  to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
 immediately;  right away;  at once;  instantly
 to face;  to go towards;  to head towards
 to give;  to let (one) have;  to give;  to do for one;  to take the trouble to do;  to do to someone's disadvantage
 knowledge;  awareness;  consent;  acceptance;  forgiving;  pardoning
 Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
 babysitting;  babysitter;  protecting;  keeping;  keeper
 one's first campaign;  one's first battle
 I'm told;  is what I heard;  is how it is, apparently;  is what they said
 to be lucky;  to be in luck;  to be attached;  to have;  to be included
 to do;  to undertake;  to send;  to dispatch;  to put;  to move;  to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
 to give;  to confer;  to bestow;  to kindly do for one;  to oblige;  to favour
 only;  just;  merely;  as much as;  to the extent of;  enough to
 at;  in;  at;  when;  by;  with;  and then
 safe;  secure;  certainly;  surely;  no thanks;  I'm good
 way;  method;  means;  resource;  course
 to teach;  to instruct;  to tell;  to inform;  to preach
 hey;  you;  hey;  hey;  hold on;  yo
 (sound of a) gunshot;  (gun) report
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 to do something in readiness for;  to get something (needful) done
 to step aside;  to move (i.e. out of the way);  to make way
 to become frightened;  to be frightened (of);  to be scared (of)
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 opponent;  rival;  adversary;  menace;  danger;  threat
 immediately;  at once;  soon;  before long;  easily;  readily
 there (place relatively near listener);  there (place just mentioned);  that place;  then (of some incident just spoken of);  that (of point just raised); (arch.)  you
 to go;  to move (in a direction or towards a specific location);  to proceed;  to take place;  to pass through;  to come and go;  to walk
 adds force or indicates command
 pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)