(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
surely (not); certainly (not)
when it becomes; when it comes to
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to knock down; to knock off
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
what kind of; what sort of; what
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo