arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
whichever one chooses; either way
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
news; word; tidings; omen
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
belief; faith; conviction
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
tradition; legend; folklore
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
body; group; party; company; troupe
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
alone; by oneself; on one's own
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
position; location; base; point; site
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
at that time; in those days
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)