to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
honor; honour; credit; prestige
comfort; consolation; diversion
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
powerful army; strengthening of the military
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
generation; the world; the age
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to part left and right; to open out
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
winning after defeat seems certain; coming from behind to win
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole