secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
in the mountains; among the mountains
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
way (of doing); manner; method; means
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
more than usual (usu. time)
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be injured; to sustain a wound
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to order; to command; to appoint
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
armed forces; military; troops
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
without trouble; easily; readily
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence