to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
line of spears held at the ready
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
already; now; no longer; not any more
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
battle formation; disposition of troops
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
accurate; correct; precise; exact
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
to leave as is; to ignore
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
serious wound; serious injury
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)