proximity;  nearness;  soon;  nearby
 to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
 be;  is;  did;  (have) done;  please;  do
 in spite of;  nevertheless;  although;  despite;  no matter the;  regardless of
 passionate;  hot-blooded;  full of vitality
 now;  the present time;  just now;  another;  more
 sound of a gun;  roar of cannon
 the five virtues;  tripod;  three or four-legged kettle stand;  family crest in the shape of such an object
 to make an onslaught (on);  to close in (on)
 until something reaches the very limit;  until the very last minute;  up to the breaking point
 to lure someone;  to entice someone
 to meet (the enemy) and attack;  to engage (the approaching enemy);  to confront;  to intercept
 battle;  fight;  war;  struggle;  conflict
 inferiority (e.g. numerical);  inferior position;  disadvantage;  unfavorable situation;  unfavourable situation
 to rally;  to make a comeback
 to attack;  to assault;  to assail
 to be lured;  to be tempted;  to go along with somebody's suggestion;  to be talked into doing
 pardon;  forgiveness;  exemption;  permission
 delivering an order;  dispatch of an order;  messenger;  orderly;  runner
 to say;  to tell;  to state;  to do
 death in battle;  death on the battlefield
 too much;  excessively;  too
 to become known;  to come to light;  to be known;  to be understood;  to clearly not amount to much;  to be insignificant
 to say;  to utter;  to name;  to call;  to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping");  to make a noise
 to jest;  to joke;  to play the fool;  to act indecently;  to be silly over;  to talk foolishly
 first-person plural (or singular);  second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
 at once;  immediately;  right away;  directly (face, lead to, etc.);  automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
 to step back;  to move back;  to withdraw (from the presence of a superior);  to leave;  to resign;  to retire
 near;  neighbourhood;  nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year");  close to;  shortly;  soon
 pulling up;  drawing up;  raising;  increase;  repatriation;  evacuation
 to be extremely difficult;  to present a major challenge
 furthermore;  again;  after all;  more and more;  moreover;  even more
 to pile up;  to heap up;  to stack up;  to repeat many times over;  to go through repeatedly;  to accumulate
 result;  consequence;  coming to fruition;  bearing fruit;  as a result;  consequently
 father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
 to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
 Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
 smallness;  small item;  short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days);  elementary school;  smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name);  inferior;  younger (of two people with the same name)