above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
battlefield; battleground
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to accept; to receive; to agree
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
remnants of a defeated army
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
one's physical safety; personal security
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with