various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
loophole; crenel; gun port; porthole
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
human kindness; human weakness
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
be (that) as it may; having said that
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
on and after; from ... onward; since
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
column of water; water column
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest