brilliant; bright; glorious
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
killing two birds with one stone
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
crazy behavior; deranged conduct
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
that is to say; so that means
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
looking pale; looking unwell
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be betrayed by a trusted follower
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person