event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
stationing (troops); occupancy
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
sense of duty (obligation)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
arriving at camp (military); (a court noble) attending a government office
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
militarism; warlike spirit
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
leadership skill; leadership ability
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
strict order; peremptory command
pressure; oppression; suppression
to issue a manifesto; to appeal