training; drill; practice; discipline
reefy coast; windswept and wave-beaten shore
to become distant; to recede
staring at; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
one's own effort; doing single-handedly; a game (of go, shogi, etc.); a match; a dance; a (musical) composition
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
detailed report; full report; details; particulars
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
simultaneous; all at once
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
crest (of a helmet); plume; pompom; figurehead
hundred battles; many battles
officers and soldiers; soldiers
to stand firm; to hold out
to attack; to strike; to take a swing at
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
equilibrium; good balance; poise
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
phantom; vision; illusion
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
parting; separation; farewell
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
loss of spirit; dejection