disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
devoted; self-sacrificing
long military service; having experienced many battles
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to order; to command; to appoint
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
annals; chronicle; chronology
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
murder; killing; murderer
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
custody; detention; confinement
release; liberation; acquittal
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
pact; convention; agreement
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
same village; same town; same province
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
jewel; precious stone; gem
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account