koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
the whole day; all the day
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
locality; local area; limited area
war; battle; match; game; competition
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
chief; main; principal; major
transport; transportation
course; route; path; process; means
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
military authorities; army circles
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
command; lead; generalship; leadership
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
trend; tendency; momentum
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others