capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
strategy meeting; council of war
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
without permission; without notice
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to shake one's head (in denial)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
tent; tabernacle; small curtain-enclosed area (off a stage); Makuya (Original Gospel Movement of Japan)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
reinforcement; strengthening
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to knock down; to knock out
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
hunting ground; hunting preserve
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep