false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
heap; pile; stack; full measure
acquaintance; close friend
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to happily give away; to be glad (to give, to get rid of)
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter
to withstand; to be able to endure
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
conflict; fighting each other
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
remnants of an enemy army