to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
mobilization; mobilisation
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
inspection; examination; checking
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
difference; variation; difference
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
ronin; masterless samurai
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
study; research; investigation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
(arch.) towering; (arch.) lofty; standing out without the influence of others; in splendid isolation
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
surrounding at a distance
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to be beyond words; to defy description
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion