in a sense; in some way; to an extent
place to die; place of death
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
posterity; future life; life to come
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
calming down; quieting down
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
survival; survivor; relic
to throw oneself (into an activity)
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
expression; look; countenance; face
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
war; battle; match; game; competition
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)