to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
commander; commanding officer; CO
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
side effect; adverse reaction
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
military style; army style
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
participation; joining; entry; adherence
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
particularly; only; in the case of
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
care; precaution; guarding; caution
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to feel inferior; to feel small
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
naked eye; the physical eye
to understand from experience
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to say no more; to sink into silence
persistence; single-mindedness
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to repeat; to be frequent
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
sign; indication; omen; symptom
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
using together (jointly); used at the same time
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
high and low; rise and fall
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish