old soldier; veteran; old hand
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
battle formation; military formation
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
military officer; naval officer
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
wise saying; famous saying
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to examine someone's expression
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to prostrate oneself before
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
event; phenomenon; matter
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
when; how soon; how long until
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
anti-cavalry palisade (Sengoku period)