tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
distress; anguish; mental suffering
expression; presentation; representation; notation
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
settlement; conclusion; summary
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
retirement (from an official position)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to compel; to force; to oblige
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
spirit; heart; disposition
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
(Russian) maritime provinces
military personnel; soldier
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious