to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
battle formation; military formation
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
zest for living; energy to live
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
moment; brief space of time
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
mutation; change; transition
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
town originally built around a temple or shrine
under the orders of; by order (command)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate