crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to escape from; to get out
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
commander; commanding officer; CO
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
spurt of blood; spray of blood
being filled with; being full of; permeation
vitality; (one's) life force
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
murrelet (esp. the ancient murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus); roundbelly cowfish (Lactoria diaphana)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent; (Minamoto Yoshitsune's legendary) eight ship leap
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must (juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane