to mistake (A for B); to misread
head; chief; boss; leader
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to fight to the bitter end
soldier; combatant; warrior
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
decision; determination; resolution
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens