to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
armed forces; military; troops
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
quietly; slowly; gracefully
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
(your) daughter; young woman
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
speech; expression; wording; language
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to overflow from something full
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
serious accident; major incident
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
letting (someone) die without helping
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to throw open; to leave open
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)