strategy meeting; council of war
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
without thinking of the consequences
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
it is not (like that) either
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
remnants of a defeated army
defense; defence; protection
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
interception; counter-attack
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
here and there; in places
dozens; scores of; decades
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to encamp; to take up positions
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
battlefield; battleground
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness