proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
now; the present time; just now; another; more
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to lure someone; to entice someone
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to rally; to make a comeback
to attack; to assault; to assail
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to say; to tell; to state; to do
death in battle; death on the battlefield
too much; excessively; too
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)