long-serving soldier; veteran
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to push aside; to push one's way through
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off; to lop off
reopening; resumption; restarting
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
(on) horseback; riding a horse
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to cut; to slit; to slash
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to take the side of the enemy
honorific title; honorific term of address
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
state of the war; war situation
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death