eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
private citizen; civilian
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to perceive; to understand
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
military forces; hosts; troops
commander; commanding officer; CO
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece