notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
both armies; both teams; both sides
to glare at each other; to confront each other
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
successively; one after another
massing (of troops); gathering
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...