war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
bishop (chess piece); bishop
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
one of these days; someday; one day
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
like this; in this way; as you see
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
though; even if; whether ... or ...
counter for generations; epoch
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
chance (of success); odds
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)