important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
edict; ordinance; proclamation
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
established fact; fait accompli
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
while; during (the time when)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
stationing (troops); occupancy
to encamp; to take up positions
to intend; to be sure that
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
recklessness; foolhardiness
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
unidentifiable; unidentified
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
sea of blood; pool of blood
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
big talk; boasting; bragging
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse