the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells
Gashadokuro; mythical giant skeleton monster
d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
long snake; long line (of people, etc.)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
scariest; most frightening
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
spirit power; magical power
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
fever (state of excitement)
young lord; successor of one's current lord
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
death in battle; death on the battlefield
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
strongest ever; most powerful in history
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to carry out one's mission
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
pull; patronage; tug; discount
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream