as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to play a leading role; to play a central part
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
massing (of troops); gathering
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to jump upon (a moving object)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
other side; opposite side; other party
war situation; progress of a battle
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(not) so much; (not) that much
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to attack; to strike; to take a swing at
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who