rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
speaking voice; talking voice
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
that is to say; so that means
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
nesting hole; burrow; den
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
Everyone is safe (all right)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
high heels; high-heeled shoes
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
battlefield; battleground
busy; having no time (for)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to succeed; to bear fruit
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out