under the orders of; by order (command)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
battle formation; military formation
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
mangy cur; low animal; beast
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to shake; to waver; to tremble
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
one end; an end; part; fragment
to blow off; to be blown off
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
war; battle; match; game; competition
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
survival; survivor; relic
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)