advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
the entire force (of soldiers)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
ash; embers; complete destruction
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
family; relatives; dependents; household
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to yell; to rant; to rave
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
resentment; hatred; enmity; hated enemy; resented foe
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
decisive battle of brief duration
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
concealment; suppression; hiding
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
inner citadel; core; center; centre
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate