last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
control; check; restraint; inhibition
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to show up; to appear; to turn up
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
outside the country; abroad
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
decapitation; decapitated head
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
to run down (stairs, etc.)