inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
running swiftly; running at full speed
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
representative; exemplary; model
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to fall in love (with); to love
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
calamity; misfortune; disaster
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
flying column; detached force
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
positioning; getting a position; taking a position