defense; defence; defensive preparations
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
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.)
back and front; opposition in the heart
serious; not joking; straight
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
attacking method; attacking strategy
ratio; proportion; percentage
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
thicket; coppice; brushwood
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
method of attack; place of attack
to be opposite; to face each other
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
becoming firmly established; putting down strong roots; exercising authority; being dominant; settling in a coiled shape
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to be widely known; to be famous
lawyer; legalism (school of Chinese philosophy)
soldier; tactician; strategist
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
falsehood; fabrication; dissimulation
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest