channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
Dannoura (site of a major sea battle of the Genpei War); Dan-no-ura
to say by mistake; to make a slip of the tongue
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
carrying voice; well-projected voice
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
military science; strategy; tactics
military history; military annals
Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
opposite bank; farther shore
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from