devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
deceased; late; dead; departed
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
locational advantage; advantageous position
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
whole nation; whole land; whole country
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
large quantities of alcohol; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to get angry; to lose one's temper
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
to knock down; to utterly defeat
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination