to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
suddenly; all of a sudden
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
narrow; thin (sized); slender
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
war; battle; match; game; competition
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)