rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
Japan's best; number one in Japan
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
on the occasion of; at the time of
V-shape (battle formation); crane wings
fighting to the death (with swords)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
enemy's strength; enemy's fighting power; enemy army; enemy forces
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to encamp; to take up positions
man who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her; supernatural wolf stalking humans in the woods
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
literally; to the letter; literal
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
crest (of a helmet); plume; pompom; figurehead
binding of plates with white laces (in traditional suits of armor)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain