obedience; submission; resignation
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
trembling from fear; trembling all over
(exercising) the right to command
order; command; life; destiny; fate
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
to take someone's life; to kill someone
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
military history; military annals
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
at the top of one's voice
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
soldier; combatant; warrior
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
surface of the earth; ground surface
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)