to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
battle formation; military formation
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
done; just done; just finished
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
to change completely; to change suddenly
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
advance; moving forward; progress
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
baton (of command); order; command; direction