just because; even if; even though
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to be dead; to be lifeless
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
to send or direct a person to
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
battlecry; cheer; cry where one breathes in a large volume of air and then releases it suddenly in a loud cry; rushing at the enemy
volatilization; volatilisation
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
to rage; to run amok (amuck); to tear around
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
strategist; tactician; schemer
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to miss getting on (e.g. a plane)