messenger; envoy; emissary
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
property; fortune; assets
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
choice; selection; option
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
practice; practising; training; study
logistical support; combat service support
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
prefix for forming ordinal numbers