chapter one; first chapter
werewolf; Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia
fort; stronghold; fortification
to face; to go towards; to head towards
main force; chief object; mainline
recovery; rescue; recapture
later on; eventually; afterwards
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
as; because; with; due to
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to pass (of time); to elapse
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
region; limits; stage; level
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
transport; transportation
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
transport truck; transport vehicle
those (near the second person)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity