lightly; easily; carelessly
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
corruption (of order, customs, etc.); to fall apart (organization, system, etc.)
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to pierce through; to break through
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to pierce; to shoot through; to penetrate
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
evil spirit; demon; devil
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
small number; few; minority
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to rant and rave; to raise hell
divide into four pieces; one fourth
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
individual; one by one; separate; each
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem