support; backing; aid; assistance
to be at one's wit's end; to be in great trouble; to be at a loss
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
thought; consideration; thinking
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
trailing dust; dust left by someone running ahead
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to drop; to let fall; to omit
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
apparent; obvious; very clear
behind; in the rear; in back
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
pillar of fire; blazing column
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?