meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
absolutely; positively; decidedly
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
that day; the very same day
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
suppression; repression; subjugation
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
rebel; traitor; insurgent
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
in the mountains; among the mountains
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
disregarding strategy and using brute force
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
position; location; base; point; site
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
flying column; detached force
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)