transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
preparing for action or battle
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
at a stroke; with a single swoop
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
munitions; military stores
main force; chief object; mainline
civil and military officers
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
in the end; at the end of the day
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)