陣

to win one's first battle (game, match)

pitching staff

encampment

(construction of an) argument

Nishijin silk fabrics; Nishijin brocade

engineering staff

Buddhism

may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)

outer sanctum; nave; transept

competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)

main battle area

sword fight scene choreographer

dried citrus peel (esp. of a satsuma mandarin) used as seasoning and in traditional Chinese medicine; chenpi

phalanx

opposing side; opposite camp; opposition

the Communist camp

(lineup of authors engaged in a) war of words

single column (in marching)

Braxton-Hicks contractions; practice contractions; false labor pains

military medicine

Medicine

hypotonic contractions (during labor (labour)); uterine inertia; weak labor; weak labour; slow labor; slow labour

Idiomatic expression

to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)

Historical term

ceremony held before going into battle

ceremony to kick off an election campaign

line abreast; rank

Medicine

afterpains (after childbirth); involution