victory or defeat; match; contest; game
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to launch a surprise attack
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
outbreak of war; starting a war
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
massing (of troops); gathering
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
drinking bout; merrymaking
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
since when; from when; how long
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san