jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
estimate (of costs); budget
several weeks; a few weeks
preparatory phase; preparatory period
number of persons; personnel
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
level; standard; water level
difference; discrepancy; variation
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to be discouraged; to shrink from
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
water leakage; water leak
hard fight; difficult struggle
internal or domestic affairs
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)