(n) Nishijin silk fabrics
Nishijin brocade
(n) competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)
(n) battle position
(n) Braxton-Hicks contractions
practice contractions
false labor pains
(exp) last stand
having burnt one's boats
(n) phalanx
(n) Latin square
(n) visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort
visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
(n) labor-inducing drugs
(exp,n) summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615 CE)
(exp,n) winter campaign of the siege of Osaka (1614 CE)
(n) (comp) magic square (matrix)
(exp) to take a firm stand
to argue about
(exp) to redeploy troops
(n) honorable withdrawal
honourable withdrawal
honorable retreat
honourable retreat
(exp) to redeploy troops
(n) forward edge of the battle area
(n) (Buddh) nine cuts mudra (mudra: hand posture which forms a part of Hindu prayer)
exorcism-purification spell