under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
thousand years; very long period; forever
both armies; both teams; both sides
very great; enormous; serious
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
criticism; critique; review; commentary
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
in succession; one by one
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
hard fight; difficult struggle
continuation; succession; series
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-