(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
pessimism; disappointment
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
solely; entirely; only; or
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
battle formation; military formation
long snake; long line (of people, etc.)
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
town; city; municipal; urban
one's own army; one's own team
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
rest; break; recess; intermission