to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to gather strength; to take heart
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
Japanese snowbell; styrax japonica
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
several minutes; a few minutes
to put out; to extinguish
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
inner citadel; core; center; centre
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
anxiety (about the future)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation