advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to capture
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
Yamada Akiyoshi (1844.11.18-1892.11.11)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
prescription bag; pharmacy bag; small bottle for carrying gunpowder
mistress; kept woman; concubine
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
having a child from a former relationship (when remarrying); bringing along one's child; being accompanied by one's child
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
to gain a victory; to win
to take command; to give direction
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
total energy; all efforts
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
reply (to a letter); response; answer
immediately; right away; on the spot
to fight to the bitter end
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
outbreak of war; starting a war
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)