to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
notebook; account book; register
countermeasure; counter-measure
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
beforehand; in advance; previously
flying column; detached force
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
night attack; nocturnal assault
small number; few; minority
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
like this; this sort; this way
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to be lacking in options; to be too few
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
state of the war; war situation
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
thicket; coppice; brushwood
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to rebuke; to scold harshly
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words