Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
reality; actuality; hard fact
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
in the meanwhile; during the time
successively; one after another
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
commander; commanding officer; CO
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
life; living; I; me; student
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
one's first campaign; one's first battle