battlefield; battleground
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
public power; governmental authority
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
should time and circumstances permit
to fight; to cross swords; to engage in battle; (lit.) to cross spears
imprisonment; incarceration
several people; a few people
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
far left (in politics); extreme left; ultraleft; radical left
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
ten; 10; ten years of age
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
should do; ought to do; must do
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
front; frontage; facade; main
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on