union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to attack; to assault; to assail
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to surround; to crowd around
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
battlefield; battleground
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
how many people; a number of people
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to pierce through; to break through
offense; offence; method of attack
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
advantage or disadvantage
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point