no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
story; tale; talk; discussion
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
if it is the case that ...
official notice; notification
looking on; remaining a spectator
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to some extent; to a certain extent
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
battlefield; battleground
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
global scale; worldwide scale
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
long ago; previous; of a former age
from the beginning; from scratch
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
there is no way that ...; easy; simple