thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
battlefield; battleground
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
after that; afterwards; thereafter
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
incident; affair; happening; event
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
should do; ought to do; must do
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(present) head of a family
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
immediately; right away; on the spot
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to abandon; to give up on; to desert