to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to spread; to be propagated
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
desperation; struggle to the death
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
considerably; greatly; a lot
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
distant look; faraway look