detour; diversion; alternative route
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
vague recollection; faint memory
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
survival; survivor; relic
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
transfer; transport; removal
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
in spite of; regardless of
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; being unable to change one's course of action; (lit.) (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
defense; defence; defensive preparations
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
continuation; succession; series
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange