to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
foster father; adoptive father
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
battlefield; battleground
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to take someone's life; to kill someone
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be smeared; to be covered
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity