to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
offensive (movement); aggression
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
war situation; progress of a battle
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important point; strategic position; key point
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
castle site; ruins of a castle
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
Island; insula; island; islet
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
restraint; restriction; control; check
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
while; during (the time when)
offense; offence; method of attack
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement