to warm (up); to heat (up)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
university lecturer; college lecturer
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
evening; early night hours
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army; Japanese Red Army; JRA
to be damaged; to receive damage
mechanization; mechanisation
imperial headquarters announcement
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
polishing (a piece of writing); improvement; revision; refinement
(running) along a mountain; along (a chain of) mountains
one's family, relations, and followers
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
terraced fields; terraced farm
pieces; scraps; disconnected
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
surely (not); certainly (not)
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
armoured vehicle; armored vehicle