combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
physical strength; muscle strength
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
along the river; riverside
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to be exhausted; to be worn out
military gains; war results; fruit of battle