fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops
death in battle; death on the battlefield
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
youngest brother; last disciple
with these words; while saying
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance