to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to encamp; to take up positions
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair turns cowards courageous
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
outbreak of war; starting a war
to cease; to stop; to be over
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to burst open; to pop; to split
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
war situation; progress of a battle
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns