difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
both armies; both teams; both sides
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
war situation; progress of a battle
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
Emperor Go-Daigo; Go-Daigo Tenno (1288-1339 CE, reigning: 1318-1339 CE)
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
in the meanwhile; during the time
government forces; loyalist army
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group