within the sphere of influence (of)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
terrain; geographical features; topography
thorough; exhaustive; complete
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
otherwise; or else; if not
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
with no effort at all; easily
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
popular name; common name; given name