defeat; loss; reverse; setback
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
energy; military strength
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
battle formation; disposition of troops
battle formation; military formation
bet; wager; stake; gamble
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
weave; weaving; woven item
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
enemy movements; enemy's position
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
alternately; in succession
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
southerly (wind); from the south