(theatrical) fighting scene
have a pain in one's chest
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
starting (departure) time
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
power; authority; jurisdiction
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
measurement error; calculation error
usually; under usual circumstances
wherein; therein; thereinto
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
close quarters combat; CQC
cooperation; coordination; link
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
terrain; geographical features; topography
in this manner; in this way; like this
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
outside of one's area of expertise