to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
while; during (the time when)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
gazing at (in wonderment)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)