support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
insurance; guarantee; warranty
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
north entrance; north exit
going straight on; going straight ahead
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
they; those guys; those fellows
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
successively; one after another
massing (of troops); gathering
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
index; indices; indicator
scattered; separated; dispersed
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment