(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
remnants of a defeated army
to make (someone) wait; to take more time (than anticipated)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
dozens; scores of; decades
to knead well; to polish; to refine
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
trembling; quaking; shaking; earthquake
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath