loud voice; high-pitched voice
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
sycophancy; toadying; apple-polishing; sesame seed grinding
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
bullet; round; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy); hitman
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
state of the war; war situation
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
way of working; discharge of duty
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
being on the ropes; losing ground
overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
religious ecstasy; religious exultation; ecstasy; rapture
to thrust down; to push off
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
quick to seize an opportunity
one's whole life; one's lifetime
place to die; place of death
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
ambitious (heroic) undertaking; daring enterprise; grand scheme
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
indirection; indirectness
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch