fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to be relieved of one's post
every person; each one; everybody
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to play a leading role; to play a central part
condition; situation; prospects
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
immediately; right away; on the spot
posture; position; pose; attitude
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
such; like that; in that way
destruction; annihilation; extermination
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
forcibly; against one's will
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally