assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
blowgun; blowpipe; (blowgun) dart
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to slide down; to slip down
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
body; physique; build; stature
being tanned by sunlight reflected from snow; snow-burn
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
being adopted into the family of one's bride
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
great hurry; great haste; rush
to cut; to slit; to slash
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
few decades; many decades; several decades
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
construction; establishment
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
reason for being; raison d'être
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial