being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
enemy's strength or fighting power
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
... and eastward; east of
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
such; this sort of; like this
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
originally; by nature; from the start
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
serious; severe; grave; acute
intercept; interception; counter-attack
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen