big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
great war; great battle; world war
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
method of attack; place of attack
something like ...; something called ...
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to make an appearance; to show up
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
on countless occasions; many a time
to have a bitter experience
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
metallic sound; metallic clank
drawing a sword; drawn sword
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
nonetheless; nevertheless
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with