bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
high praise; lavish praise; enthusiastic praise; raving (about)
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
pushing through (e.g. a proposal); bulldozing; doing something by force; arm-twisting
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
inspection; examination; survey
bright sunshine; broad daylight
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
struggle for supremacy; championship game
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
offensive (movement); aggression
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
the military and civilians
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul