armed forces; military; troops
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to hide; to keep to oneself
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
that's the way it is; such is life
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to burst open; to pop; to split
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
course; route; path; process; means
dealing with; coping with
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
perception; sensing; noticing
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river