top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
remnants of a defeated army
to run away; to escape safely
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
stifled (laughter); simmering
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
self-consciousness; self-awareness
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
gradually; slowly but steadily
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
otherwise; or else; if not
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
one by one; one after another; successively
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth