mountain road; mountain trail
strategy meeting; council of war
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
difficult to ...; hard to ...
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
head; lead; vanguard; first
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to push aside; to push one's way through
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
continuation; succession; series
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to approach; to draw near