cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
Sanada Nobutsuna (1537-1575.6.29)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
blow; shock; strike; batting
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
final third of a two-hour period
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
dripping (with); brimming
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
centrally placed troops (usu. under general's direct command)
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
serious error; gross mistake
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
casualties; injuries and deaths
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game