to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
war; fighting; fierce competition
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
still (continuing); as ever; further
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
means; way; method; measure
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
mountain road; mountain trail
guidance; leadership; leading the way
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
small number; few; minority
regulars; regular soldiers
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
in the mountains; among the mountains
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance