war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
twice; again; second time
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
compassionate; sympathetic
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
society; the world; the times
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
series of battles; successive battles
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
even though; despite; when
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
done; just done; just finished
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging; clashing (of swords, etc.)
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)