friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to collect; to assemble; to gather
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
again; once more; a second time
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to anticipate; to foresee
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
honorific/polite/humble prefix
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to serve; to work for; to attend