fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
serious crime; grave crime
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to look young; to seem young
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
war situation; progress of a battle
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
training; drill; practice; discipline
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
sharp increase; sudden rise
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
to be in focus; to come into focus
to carry something into a place
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to underrate; to make light of
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
finally; barely; only just; gradually
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)