military history; military annals
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
if it is the case that ...
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
meaning; significance; sense
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
that is to say; so that means
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
terrain; geographical features; topography
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
posterity; future life; life to come
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than