small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
series of battles; successive battles
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
feigned; pretending (not to know)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to say; to tell; to state; to do
empress (consort); queen (consort)
thin; slender; slim; skinny