much less; to say nothing of
to collect; to assemble; to gather
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
the same rank; equality; apposition
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
armour (e.g. tank); armor
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
blitzkrieg; lightning war
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
both; both sides; both parties
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to stop walking; to pause
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
reading aloud; recitation
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
northern part; the north (of a region)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
intercept; interception; counter-attack
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
sea of people; (very large) crowd of people
amount of material resources
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased