to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
reason for being; raison d'être
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
this for sure; certainly is
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
chapter one; first chapter
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
war; battle; match; game; competition
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
military forces; hosts; troops
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
main force; chief object; mainline
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
front; frontage; facade; main
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage