fierce fight; close contest
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to incur someone's enmity
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in