prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
chakra (centers of spiritual power in the human body, in Indian thought)
devil; evil spirit; genie
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to degenerate; to lapse into
individual technique (in team sports); individual skills; individual play
organizational capability; organisational capability
Japanese person; Japanese people
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
armour (e.g. tank); armor
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)