sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
ingenuity; resourcefulness
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
in history; ever; historical
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
great commander; famous commander
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
walkout; strike; desertion
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
passive; negative; depolarization; cathode
raging fire; conflagration
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
protracted war; war of attrition
look; glance; (at first) sight
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
interception; monitoring; tapping
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
very likely; very probable
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
greater than ...; bigger ...
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent