hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
considerably; fairly; quite
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
large number (of); many; majority
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
god (esp. the Christian God)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
each nation; many nations; many countries
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
March; third month of the lunar calendar
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
(glaring) covetously; (watching) eagerly (for a chance)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
ability; capability; skill