to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
philandering; itch for women
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
distortion; falsification; perversion
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
government; administration; ministry
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
chief vassal; senior statesman
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
accomplishment; execution
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
both armies; both teams; both sides
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
massing (of troops); gathering
commissioned officer; military officer
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
climax; peak; zenith; apex
blitzkrieg; blitz; lightning war
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat; to get (a batter) out
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
huge win; overwhelming victory