soldier; combatant; warrior
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
ninjutsu art of water-escape
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to bring up under one's personal care
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
-less; lacking; non-existing
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
reason; cause; circumstances
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight