with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
spread; span; expanse; extent
use; utilization; utilisation; application
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
battle formation; military formation
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
swarm; throng; flock together
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be opposite; to face each other
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
fighting in numerous battles
to have a long life; to live a long time
one way or the other; either way
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
to run away; to escape safely
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(not) in any way; in no way
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
place to die; place of death
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie