fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
considerably; fairly; quite
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
riser (in a building); rise
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to kick up (a ball, dust, etc.); to kick upwards (at)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
member of shogun's council of elders
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
stable boy; stable hand; groom
groom; footman; steward; intendant; (arch.) head of an institution, esp. religious; (arch.) head of one institution serving also as the head of another
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces