(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
commander; general; leader
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
four characters; four letters
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
proximity of a monarch or lord
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
old bones; aged body; advanced age
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
short pause; short interval
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to make one's own; to take possession of
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
conference room; council room
person killed in action; the war dead
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
that is to say; so that means
footwear; footgear; shoes
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
nuisance; obstructive (person); troublesome (person)