shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
explosion; rupture; break off
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
beforehand; in advance; previously
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
training; drill; practice; discipline
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
call; summons; convening; convocation
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
declaration; statement; assertion
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
chance (of success); odds
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
making a bid; tendering a bid
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
concern; solicitude; consideration
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
messenger; envoy; emissary
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)