wife and children; (arch.) wife
stationing (troops); garrisoning
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
account book; register; ledger
control; management (e.g. of a business)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
jackal (carnivores, Canis aureus ssp., C. adustus, C. mesomelas)
to be dead; to be lifeless
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to flare up; to burst into flames
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)