defeat; loss; reverse; setback
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
whatever the case; under any circumstances
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to take away; to carry away
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
energy; military strength
how much; how many; however
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
being inferior to; being no match for; being best
point of compromise; common ground
to set on fire; to ignite
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
continued luck in the fortunes of war
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
cave; cavern; den; grotto