military gains; war results; fruit of battle
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
not long has passed since ...
serious wound; serious injury
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to spread; to be propagated
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
to drop; to let fall; to omit
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
long ago; a long time ago; already
to slim down; to lose weight
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse