combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to live through; to survive
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
both armies; both teams; both sides
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to do someone in; to bump someone off
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
outside world; physical world
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
short pause; short interval
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)