group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
many; numerous; various; large number of
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to fight to the bitter end
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
genuine article; real thing; real deal
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
2nd day of the month; two days
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to fight against; to oppose; to face
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
sword fight (in a film, play, etc.); stage combat; fight scene
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
locational advantage; advantageous position
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
river; stream; River; the ... river
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
one end; an end; part; fragment