circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
reality; actuality; hard fact
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
battle formation; military formation
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
is something that; is that which
arrowhead formation; wedge formation; spearhead formation; spears and arrows
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
at a stroke; with a single swoop
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
hair (on the head); (a) hair
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money