passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
in the meanwhile; during the time
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
on the occasion of; at the time of
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
cease-fire; truce; armistice
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
form; shape; figure; visage
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
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