castle construction; building a castle; fortification
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
(please ...) after checking; after verification
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
(social) class; rank; grade
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
preface; introduction; preamble
view; opinion; finding; findings
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
word for word; verbatim; literally
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to begin talking; to open up
General Staff Headquarters
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
drawing red lines; red lines on maps marking town limits (Edo period); (arch.) red lines marking nouns in kanbun texts
area; region; district; locality
(Edo-period) town magistrate
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)