charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to that extent; so (much)
well-tempered; well drilled; well trained
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
large quantity; large amount
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
war situation; progress of a battle
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
Shibata Katsuie (1522?-1583.6.14)
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
village; hamlet; settlement
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
blow; shock; strike; batting
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
summer heat; intense heat
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
final third of a two-hour period
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
(dripping) profusely; heavily; freely; brimming (with an emotion, etc.); overflowing (with); bold (e.g. brush strokes)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
centrally placed troops (usu. under general's direct command)
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)