new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to run about; to rush about
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
chief; main; principal; important
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to fight to the bitter end
every person; every mouth; every entrance
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
surmise; guess; inference
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
over-fond parent; doting parent
behind; in the rear; in back
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial